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Home: YARIME Masaru

Research and Educational Activities

Research Fields:

Public Policy, Corporate Strategy, and Institutional Design for Sustainability Innovation

Sustainability Science

Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy

Economics and Policy Studies of Technological Change

Governance of Data-Driven Innovation

 

Research Postgraduate Programs:

Director, MPhil and PhD Programs in Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

 

Courses:

Evidence in Public Policy, Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management, Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Innovation and Sustainability, Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Managing for Sustainability, Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Policy Analysis Exercise, Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Technology Disruptions and Public Policy, Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

 

Academic Journal Articles:

Xie, Siqi, Ning Luo, and Masaru Yarime, "Data Governance for Smart Cities in China: The Case of Shenzhen," Policy Design and Practice, 7 (1), 66-86 (2024).

Yoshino, Miyana, Benjamin Sadlek, Masaru Yarime, and Adnan Ali, "Knowledge absorption pathways for eco-innovation: An empirical analysis of small and medium-sized enterprises in the European Union," European Journal of Innovation Management (2023). https://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-02-2023-0136.

Papyshev, Gleb, and Masaru Yarime, "The State’s Role in Governing Artificial Intelligence: Development, Control, and Promotion through National Strategies," Policy Design and Practice, 6 (1), 79-102 (2023).

Li, Zhizhao, Yuqing Guo, Masaru Yarime, and Xun Wu, "Policy Designs for Adaptive Governance of Disruptive Technologies: The Case of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) in China,"Policy Design and Practice, 6 (1), 27-40 (2023).

Papyshev, Gleb, and Masaru Yarime, "The Limitation of Ethics-Based Approaches to Regulating Artificial Intelligence: Regulatory Gifting in the Context of Russia," AI & Society (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-022-01611-y.

Zhao, Bei, and Masaru Yarime, "The Impacts of Carbon Tariffs on International Trade Flows and Carbon Emissions: An Analysis Integrating Trade Elasticities with an Application to US-China Trade," Energy Economics, 115, 106337 (2022).

Thu, Moe Kyaw, Shotaro Beppu, Masaru Yarime, and Sotaro Shibayama, "Role of Machine and Organizational Structure in Science," PLoS ONE, 17 (8), e0272280 (2022).

Ahl, Amanda, Mika Goto, Masaru Yarime, Kenji Tanaka, and Daishi Sagawa, "Challenges and opportunities of blockchain energy applications: Interrelatedness among technological, economic, social, environmental, and institutional dimensions," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 166, 112623 (2022).

Sakti, Anjar Dimara, Adam Irwansyah Fauzi, Wataru Takeuchi, Biswajeet Pradhan, Masaru Yarime, Cristina Vega-Garcia, Elprida Agustina, Dionisius Wibisono, Tania Septi Anggraini, Megawati Oktaviani Theodora, Desi Ramadhanti, Miqdad Fadhil Muhammad, Muhammad Aufaristama, Agung Mahadi Putra Perdana, and Ketut Wikantika, "Spatial Prioritization for Wildfire Mitigation by Integrating Heterogeneous Spatial Data: A New Multi-Dimensional Approach for Tropical Rainforests," Remote Sensing, 14, 543 (2022).

Li, Veronica Qin Ting, and Masaru Yarime, "Increasing Resilience via the Use of Personal Data: Lessons from COVID-19 Dashboards on Data Governance for the Public Good,"Data & Policy, 3, e29 (2021).

Sakuma, Natsumi, Gregory Trencher, Masaru Yarime, and Motoharu Onuki, "A comparison of smart city research and practice in Sweden and Japan: Trends and opportunities identified from a literature review and co-occurrence network analysis," Sustainability Science, 16, 1777-1796 (2021).

Papyshev, Gleb, and Masaru Yarime, "Exploring city digital twins as policy tools: A task-based approach to generating synthetic data on urban mobility," Data & Policy, 3, e16 (2021).

Spandagos, Constantine, Erik Baark, Tze Ling Ng, and Masaru Yarime, "Social Influence and Economic Intervention Policies to Save Energy at Home: Critical Questions for the New Decade and Evidence from Air-condition Use," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 143, 110915 (2021).

Shapiro, Matthew A., and Masaru Yarime, "Effects of National Affiliations and International Collaboration on Scientific Findings: The Case of Transboundary Air Pollution in Northeast Asia," Environmental Science and Policy, 118, 71-85 (2021).

Kobashi, Takuro, Takahiro Yoshida, Yoshiki Yamagata, Katsuhiko Naito, Stefan Pfenninger, Kelvin Say, Yasuhiro Takeda, Amanda Ahl, Masaru Yarime, and Keishiro Hara, "On the Potential of 'Photovoltaics + Electric Vehicles' for Deep Decarbonization of Kyoto’s Power Systems: Techno-Economic-Social Considerations," Applied Energy, 275, 115419 (2020).

Spandagos, Constantine, Masaru Yarime, Erik Baark, and Tze Ling Ng, "'Triple Target' Policy Framework to Influence Household Energy Behavior: Satisfy, Strengthen, Include," Applied Energy, 269, 115117 (2020).

Trencher, Gregory Patrick, Araz Taeihagh, and Masaru Yarime, "Overcoming Barriers to Developing and Diffusing Fuel-Cell Vehicles: Governance Strategies and Experiences in Japan," Energy Policy, 142, 111533 (2020).

Ahl, Amanda, Masaru Yarime, Mika Goto, Shauhrat Chopra, Manoj Kumar Nallapaneni, Kenji Tanaka, and Daishi Sagawa, "Exploring Blockchain for the Energy Transition: Opportunities and Challenges Based on a Case Study in Japan," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 117, 109488 (2020).

Asokan, Vivek Anand, Masaru Yarime, and Motoharu Onuki, "A Review of Data-Intensive Approaches for Sustainability: Methodology, Epistemology, Normativity, and Ontology," Sustainability Science, 15, 955–974 (2020).

Kobashi, Takuro, Kelvin Say, Jiayang Wang, and Masaru Yarime, Takahiro Yoshida, and Yoshiki Yamagata, "Techno-Economic Assessment of Photovoltaics plus Electric Vehicles towards Household-Sector Decarbonization in Kyoto and Shenzhen by the Year 2030," Journal of Cleaner Production, 253, 119933 (2020).

Ahl, Amanda, Mika Goto, and Masaru Yarime, "Smart Technology Applications in the Woody Biomass Supply Chain: Interview Insights and Potential in Japan," Sustainability Science, 15, 1531–1553 (2020).

Ko, Yekang, Brendan F.D. Barrett, Andrea E. Copping, Ayyoob Sharifi, Masaru Yarime, and Xin Wang, "Energy Transitions Towards Low Carbon Resilience: Evaluation of Disaster-Triggered Local and Regional Cases," Sustainability, 11 (23), 6801 (2019).

Asokan, Vivek Anand, Masaru Yarime, and Motoharu Onuki, "Bridging Practices, Institutions, and Landscapes through a Scale-based Approach for Research and Practice: A Case Study of a Business Association in South India," Ecological Economics, 160, 240-250 (2019).

Akerlof, Karen, Chris Tyler, Sarah Elizabeth Foxen, Erin Heath, Marga Gual Soler, ..., Masaru Yarime, "A Collaboratively Derived International Research Agenda on Legislative Science Advice," Palgrave Communications, 5, 108 (2019).

Ahl, Amanda, Masaru Yarime, Kenji Tanaka, and Daishi Sagawa, "Review of Blockchain-Based Distributed Energy: Implications for Institutional Development," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 107, 200-211 (2019).

Tantiwechwuttikul, Ranaporn, Masaru Yarime, and Kohzo Ito, "Innovation System of Solar Photovoltaics in Thailand," Asian Research Policy, 10, 77-86 (2019).

Kobashi, Takuro, and Masaru Yarime, "Techno-Economic Assessment of the Residential Photovoltaic Systems Integrated with Electric Vehicles: A Case Study of Japanese Households towards 2030," Energy Procedia, 158, 3802-3807 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, and Aitong Li, "Facilitating International Cooperation on Air Pollution in East Asia: Fragmentation of the Epistemic Communities," Global Policy, 9 (S3), 35-41 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Learning and Open Data in Sustainability Transitions: Evolutionary Implications of the Theory of Probabilistic Functionalism," Environment Systems and Decisions, 38 (1), 88-91 (2018).

Pathirana, Shakila, and Masaru Yarime, "Introducing Energy-Efficient Technologies in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Apparel Industry: A Case Study of Sri Lanka," Journal of Cleaner Production, 178, 247-257 (2018).

Scholz, Roland W., Masaru Yarime, and Hideaki Shiroyama, "Global Leadership for Social Design: Theoretical and Educational Perspectives," Sustainability Science, 13 (2), 447-464 (2018).

Ahl, Amanda, Johanna Eklund, Per Lundqvist, and Masaru Yarime, "Balancing Formal and Informal Success Factors Perceived by Supply Chain Stakeholders: A Study of Woody Biomass Energy Systems in Japan," Journal of Cleaner Production, 175, 50-59 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating data-intensive approaches to innovation for sustainability: opportunities and challenges in building smart cities," Sustainability Science, 12 (6), 881-885 (2017).

Li, Aitong, and Masaru Yarime, "Polarization and Clustering in Scientific Debates and Problem Framing: Network Analysis of the Science-Policy Interface for Grassland Management in China," Ecology and Society, 22 (3), 8 (2017).

Asokan, Vivek, Masaru Yarime, and Miguel Esteban, "Introducing Flexibility to Complex, Resilient Socio-Ecological Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Economics, Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Evolutionary Biology, and Supply Chain Management," Sustainability, 9 (7), 1091 (2017).

Sato, Masahiro, Ali Kharrazi, Hirofumi Nakayama, Steven Kraines, and Masaru Yarime, "Quantifying the supplier-portfolio diversity of embodied energy: Strategic implications for strengthening energy resilience," Energy Policy, 105, 41-52 (2017).

Trencher, Gregory, Masafumi Nagao, Chen Chiahsin, Kentaro Ichiki, Tobai Sadayoshi, Mariko Kinai, Mio Kamitani, Shojiro Nakamura, Aiko Yamauchi, and Masaru Yarime, "Implementing Sustainability Co-creation between Universities and Society: A Typology of Potential Models, Challenges and Strategies," Sustainability, 9 (4), 594 (2017).

Sato, Masahiro, Ali Kharrazi, Hirofumi Nakayama, Steven Kraines, and Masaru Yarime, "The Resilience of Embodied Energy Networks: A Critical Dimension for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)," Global Environmental Research, 19 (2), 187-198 (2016).

Trencher, Gregory, Vanesa Castán Broto, Tomoko Takagi, Zoe Sprigings, Yuko Nishida, and Masaru Yarime, "Innovative policy practices to advance building energy efficiency and retrofitting: Approaches, impacts and challenges in ten C40 cities," Environmental Science and Policy, 66, 353-365 (2016).

Kharrazi, Ali, Masahiro Sato, Masaru Yarime, Hirofumi Nakayama, Yadong Yu, and Steven Kraines, "Examining the resilience of national energy systems: Measurements of diversity in production-based and consumption-based electricity in the globalization of trade networks," Energy Policy, 87, 455-464 (2015).

Trencher, Gregory, Toru Terada, and Masaru Yarime, "Student participation in the co-creation of knowledge and social experiments for advancing sustainability: Experiences from the University of Tokyo," Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 16, 56-63 (2015).

Kharrazi, Ali, Steven Kraines, Elena Rovenskaya, Ram Avtar, Shuichi Iwata, and Masaru Yarime, "Examining the Ecology of Commodity Trade Networks Using an Ecological Information-Based Approach: Toward Strategic Assessment of Resilience," Journal of Industrial Ecology, 19 (5), 805-813 (2015).

Hill Clarvis, Margot, Erin Bohensky, and Masaru Yarime, "Can Resilience Thinking Inform Resilience Investments? Learning from Resilience Principles for Disaster Risk Reduction," Sustainability, 7 (7), 9048-9066 (2015).

Huang, Wei, Shenghui Cui, Masaru Yarime, Seiji Hashimoto, and Shunsuke Managi, "Improving Urban Metabolism Study for Sustainable Urban Transformation," Environmental Technology and Innovation, 4, 62-72 (2015).

Shiroyama, Hideaki, Makiko Matsuo, and Masaru Yarime, "Issues and Policy Measures for Phosphorus Recycling from Sewage: Lessons from Stakeholder Analysis of Japan," Global Environmental Research, 19 (1), 67-76 (2015).

Tumilba, Victor, and Masaru Yarime, "Ecological Network Metrics in Assessing Sustainability of the Philippine Milkfish (Chanos Chanos) Economic Resource System," Aquaculture, Aquarium, Conservation & Legislation, 8 (3), 253-264 (2015).

Karlsson, Martin, and Masaru Yarime, "Reflexivity in Development Assistance: The Obstacles of Dual Accountability and Communicative Asymmetry in Achieving Reflexive Governance," International Journal of Sustainability Policy and Practice, 10 (1), 17-27 (2015).

Trencher, Gregory, Xuemei Bai, James Evans, Kes B McCormick, and Masaru Yarime, "University Partnerships for Co-designing and Co-producing Urban Sustainability," Global Environmental Change, 28, 153–165 (2014).

Kharrazi, Ali, Steven Kraines, Lan Hoang, and Masaru Yarime, "Advancing quantification methods of sustainability: A critical examination of emergy, exergy, ecological footprint, and ecological information-based approaches," Ecological Indicators, 37, 81–89 (2014).

Trencher, Gregory, Masaru Yarime, Kes McCormick, Christopher Doll, and Steven Kraines, "Beyond the third mission: Exploring the emerging university function of co-creation for sustainability," Science and Public Policy, 41 (2), 151-179 (2014).

Mutisya, Emmanuel, and Masaru Yarime, "Moving towards urban sustainability in Kenya: a framework for integration of environmental, economic, social, and governance dimensions," Sustainability Science, 9 (2), 205-215 (2014).

Hill Clarvis, Margot, Martin Halle, Ivo Mulder, and Masaru Yarime, "Towards a new framework to account for environmental risk in sovereign credit risk analysis," Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment, 4 (2), 147-160 (2014).

Mutisya, Emmanuel, and Masaru Yarime, "Microfinance for the Urban Bottom of the Pyramid Segment in Nairobi’s Kibera Slum in Kenya: Does Financial Training Impact on Sustainable Urban Development?" African Journal of Sustainable Development, 4 (1), 1-15 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, and Gregory Trencher, "Creating Innovation to Address Societal Challenges: An Analysis of Stakeholder Collaboration and Social Experimentation" (in Japanese), Journal of Science Policy and Research Management, 29 (2/3), 118-131 (2014).

Kharrazi, Ali, Elena Rovenskaya, Brian D. Fath, Masaru Yarime, and Steven Kraines, "Quantifying the sustainability of economic resource networks: An ecological information-based approach," Ecological Economics, 90, 177-186 (2013).

Kudo, Shogo, and Masaru Yarime, "Divergence of the sustaining and marginalizing communities in the process of rural aging: a case study of Yurihonjo-shi, Akita, Japan," Sustainability Science, 8 (4), 491-513 (2013).

Trencher, Gregory, Masaru Yarime, and Ali Kharrazi, "Co-creating sustainability: cross-sector university collaborations for driving sustainable urban transformations," Journal of Cleaner Production, 50, 40-55 (2013).

Baba, Yasunori, Naohiro Shichijo, and Masaru Yarime, "Challenges of Pasteur-Type Scientists for Innovation: A Case of Photocatalyst" (in Japanese), Hitotsubashi Business Review, 61 (3), 6-20 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, Gregory Trencher, Takashi Mino, Roland W. Scholz, Lennart Olsson, Barry Ness, Niki Frantzeskaki, and Jan Rotmans, "Establishing sustainability science in higher education institutions: towards an integration of academic development, institutionalization, and collaborations with stakeholders," Sustainability Science, 7 (Supplement 1), 101-113 (2012).

Pohl, Hans, and Masaru Yarime, "Integrating Innovation System and Management Concepts: The Development of Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles in Japan," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 79 (8), 1431-1446 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, and Yuko Tanaka, "The Issues and Methodologies in Sustainability Assessment Tools for Higher Education Institutions: A Review of Recent Trends and Future Challenges," Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 6 (1), 63-77 (2012).

Shiroyama, Hideaki, Masaru Yarime, Makiko Matsuo, Heike Schroeder, Roland Scholz, and Andrea E. Ulrich, "Governance for sustainability: knowledge integration and multi-actor dimensions in risk management," Sustainability Science, 7 (Supplement 1), 45-55 (2012).

Kharrazi, Ali, and Masaru Yarime, "Quantifying the Sustainability of Integrated Urban Waste and Energy Networks: Seeking an Optimal Balance between Network Efficiency and Resilience," Procedia Environmental Sciences, 13, 1663-1667 (2012).

Wiek, Arnim, Francesca Farioli, Kensuke Fukushi, and Masaru Yarime, "Sustainability science – Bridging the gap between science and society," Sustainability Science, 7 (Supplement 1), 1-4 (2012).

Jupesta, Joni, Rizaldi Boer, Govindan Parayil, Yuko Harayama, Masaru Yarime, Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira, and Suneetha M. Subramanian, "Managing the Transition to Sustainability in an Emerging Economy: Evaluating Green Growth Policies in Indonesia," Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 1 (2), 187-191 (2011).

Mutisya, Emmanuel, and Masaru Yarime, "Understanding the Grassroots Dynamics of Slums in Nairobi: The Dilemma of Kibera Informal Settlements," International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 2 (2), 197-213 (2011).

McIntosh, Malcolm, Vesselin Popovski, and Masaru Yarime, "Decision-making in a time of crisis," Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 2 (2), 189-191 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Understanding Sustainability Innovation as a Social Process of Knowledge Transformation," Nanotechnology Perceptions, 6 (3), 143-153 (2010).

Dijk, Marc, and Masaru Yarime, "The Emergence of Hybrid-Electric Cars: Innovation Path Creation through Co-Evolution of Supply and Demand," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 77 (8), 1371-1390 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, Yoshiyuki Takeda, and Yuya Kajikawa, "Towards Institutional Analysis of Sustainability Science: A Quantitative Examination of the Patterns of Research Collaboration," Sustainability Science, 5 (1), 115-125 (2010).

Baba, Yasunori, Masaru Yarime, and Naohiro Shichijo, "Sources of Success in Advanced Materials Innovation: The Role of 'Core Researchers' in University-Industry Collaboration in Japan," International Journal of Innovation Management, 14 (2), 201-219 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Public Coordination for Escaping from Technological Lock-in: Its Possibilities and Limits in Replacing Diesel Vehicles with Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles in Tokyo," Journal of Cleaner Production, 17 (14), 1281-1288 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainability Innovation as a Knowledge Circulation System" (in Japanese), Journal of Science Policy and Research Management, 23 (3), 227-235 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "Establishment of Global Information Commons for Innovation: Current Issues and Future Potentials" (in Japanese), Journal of Japan Society of Information and Knowledge, 18 (3), 249-259 (2008).

Juma, Calestous, and Masaru Yarime, "The Role of Institutions of Higher Learning in Creating Innovation for Sustainability" (in Japanese), Journal of Science Policy and Research Management, 23 (3), 186-193 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "Innovation and Sustainability: Towards Understanding of Interactions between Public Policy, Corporate Strategy, and Institutional Design" (in Japanese), Journal of Science Policy and Research Management, 23 (3), 184-185 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "Promoting Green Innovation or Prolonging the Existing Technology: Regulation and Technological Change in the Chlor-Alkali Industry in Japan and Europe," Journal of Industrial Ecology, 11 (4), 117-139 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Environmental Regulation and the Diversity of Innovation: A Comparative Study of the Chlor-Alkali Industry in Europe and Japan" (in Japanese), Japan Journal for Science, Technology & Society, 15, 15-42 (2006).

Yarime, Masaru, and Yasunori Baba, "Dynamics of Embedded Software Development: Coevolution of OS Standards and Community Networks in Japan," Revista de Comercio Exterior, 55 (9), 776-787 (2005).

Baba, Yasunori, Masaru Yarime, and Hiroyuki Hatashima, "Realising the Shift towards Closed-Loop Recycling: Strategies of the Japanese Firms," International Journal of Innovation Management, 1 (1), 89-110 (1997).

Yarime, Masaru, Atsushi Tsutsumi, Akinobu Sasaki, Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, Yukihiko Matsumura, and Kunio Yoshida, "Bubble Characteristics of Circulating Three-Phase Fluidized Bed" (in Japanese), Kagaku Kogaku Ronbunshu, 21 (1), 132-136 (1995).

 

Special Issues/Collections of Articles for Journals:

Alia, Didier, C. Leigh Anderson, Amparo Palacios López, Federico Trindade, and Masaru Yarime, eds., "Data for Development Policy: Risk, Equity, and Solving Complex Problems with Limited Resources," Special Collection of Articles, Data & Policy, Cambridge University Press (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, ed., "Data and Sustainability," Special Collection of Articles, Data & Policy, Cambridge University Press (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, and Dorota Dominika Kamrowska-Zaluska, eds., "Data Governance for Innovation in Sustainable Smart Cities," Research Topic, Frontiers in Sustainable Cities (2022).

 

Book Chapters:

Aoki, Naomi, Melvin Tay, and Masaru Yarime, "Trustworthy Public-Sector AI: Research Progress and Future Agendas," in Yannis Charalabidis, Rony Medaglia, and Colin van Noordt, eds., Research Handbook on Public Management and Artificial Intelligence, Edward Elgar, 260-273 (2024).

Papyshev, Gleb, and Masaru Yarime, "The Challenges of Industry Self-Regulation of AI in Emerging Economies: Implications of the Case of Russia for Public Policy and Institutional Development," in Mark Findlay, Ong Li Min and Zhang Wenxi, eds., Elgar Companion to Regulating AI and Big Data in Emerging Economies, Edward Elgar, 81-98 (2023).

Stephenson, Matthew, Iza Lejarraga, Kira Matus, Yacob Mulugetta, Masaru Yarime, and James Zhan, "AI as a SusTech Solution: Enabling AI and Other 4IR Technologies to Drive Sustainable Development through Value Chains," in Francesca Mazzi and Luciano Floridi, eds., The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence for the Sustainable Development Goals, Springer Nature, 183-201 (2023).

Barrett, Brendan, Andrew DeWit, and Masaru Yarime, "Japanese Smart Cities and Communities: Integrating Technological and Institutional Innovation for Society 5.0," in Hyung Min Kim, Soheil Sabri, and Anthony Kent, eds., Smart Cities for Technological and Social Innovation: Case Studies, Current Trends, and Future Steps, London: Academic Press, 73-94 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-driven Innovation for Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges of Regulatory Sandboxes for Smart Cities," in AI for Social Good, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), and Google, 180-202 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating Innovation for Smart Cities: The Role of Public Policies in the Case of Japan," in Yu-Min Joo and Teck-Boon Tan, eds., Smart Cities in Asia: Governing Development in the Era of Hyper-Connectivity, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 93-106 (2020).

Tantiwechwuttikul, Ranaporn, and Masaru Yarime, "Financing Solar Photovoltaic Transitions: From Utility to Residential Market Adoption in Emerging Economies," in Jeffrey Sachs, Woo Wing Thye, Naoyuki Yoshino, and Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, eds., Handbook of Green Finance: Energy Security and Sustainable Development, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and Springer, 405-423 (2019).

Kharrazi, Ali, Tomohiro Akiyama, and Masaru Yarime, "Resilience Thinking and Sustainable Development," in Walter Leal Filho, ed., Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education, Berlin: Springer (2019).

Tantiwechwuttikul, Ranaporn, Masaru Yarime, and Kohzo Ito, "Solar Photovoltaic Market Adoption: Dilemma of Technological Exploitation vs Technological Exploration," in Allen H. Hu, Mitsutaka Matsumoto, Tsai Chi Kuo, and Shana Smith, eds., Technologies and Eco-innovation towards Sustainability II, Springer, 215-227 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, and Martin Karlsson, "Examining Technological Innovation Systems of Smart Cities: The Case of Japan and Implications for Public Policy and Institutional Design," in Jorge Niosi, ed., Innovation Systems, Policy and Management, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 394-417 (2018).

Nyberg, Roy A., and Masaru Yarime, "Assembling a Field into Place: Smart City Development in Japan," in Marc-David Seidel and Henrich Greve, eds., Emergence, Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Volume 50, Bingley: Emerald, 253-279 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, “Sustainability Innovation through Stakeholder Collaboration: Platform Creation and Societal Experimentation,” in Kazuhiro Ueta and Minoru Shimamoto, eds., Green Innovation (in Japanese), Tokyo: Chuo Keizaisha, 53-76 (2017).

Kamimura, Yasuhiro, and Masaru Yarime, “Green Innovation in the Developing Countries: Rural Electrification Projects with Renewable Energy Sources and Green Microfinance,” in Kazuhiro Ueta and Minoru Shimamoto, eds., Green Innovation (in Japanese), Tokyo: Chuo Keizaisha, 277-301 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, and Yasuko Kameyama, “Energy and Climate Change: Resilience and Innovation for Sustainable Development,” in Norichika Kanie, ed., What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Agenda for Transformation towards 2030 (in Japanese), Tokyo: Minerva Shobo, 141-161 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Implementing Technology Assessment through Stakeholder Platforms: Strategic Resource Logistics for Socially Robust Models of Sustainability Innovation," in Antonio Moniz and Kumi Okuwada, eds., Technology Assessment in Japan and Europe, Karlsruhe: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Scientific Publishing, 129-145 (2016).

Trencher, Gregory, Daniel Rosenberg Daneri, Kes McCormick, Toru Terada, John Petersen, Masaru Yarime, and Bernadett Kiss, "The Role of Students in the Co-creation of Transformational Knowledge and Sustainability Experiments: Experiences from Sweden, Japan and the USA," in Walter Leal Filho and Luciana Brandli, eds., Engaging Stakeholders in Education for Sustainable Development at University Level, Berlin: Springer, 191-215 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Integrated Solutions to Complex Problems: Transforming Japanese Science and Technology," in Frank Baldwin and Anne Allison, eds., Japan: The Precarious Future, New York: New York University Press and United States Social Science Research Council (SSRC), 213-235 (2015).

Mochizuki, Yoko, and Masaru Yarime, "Chapter 1 - Education for Sustainable Development and Sustainability Science: Re-purposing Higher Education and Research," in Matthias Barth, Gerd Michelsen, Marco Rieckmann, and Ian Geoffrey Thomas, eds., Routledge Handbook of Higher Education for Sustainable Development, London: Routledge, 11-24 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, and Ali Kharrazi, "Understanding the Environment as a Complex Natural-Social System: Challenges and Opportunities for Public Policies," in Bernardo Alves Furtado, Patrícia A. M. Sakowski, and Marina H. Tóvolli, eds., Modeling Complex Systems for Public Policies, Brasilia: Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Secretariat of Strategic Affairs of the Presidency of the Republic, Federal Government of Brazil, 127-140 (2015).

Golinelli, Gaetano M., Sergio Barile, Marialuisa Saviano, Francesca Farioli, and Masaru Yarime, "Towards a Common Framework for Knowledge Co-creation: Opportunities of Collaboration between Service Science and Sustainability Science," in Gummesson Evert, Mele Cristina, and Polese Francesco, eds., Service Dominant Logic, Network and Systems Theory and Service Science: Integrating three Perspectives for a New Service Agenda, Naples: Giannini, 1-25 (2015).

Research Group on Natural Capital (Chair: Masaru Yarime), ed., Introduction to Natural Capital: Challenges to National Governments, Local Communities, and Private Enterprises (in Japanese), Tokyo: NTT Press, 270 pages (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Why Natural Capital Receives Increasing Attention," in Research Group on Natural Capital, ed., Introduction to Natural Capital: Challenges to National Governments, Local Communities, and Private Enterprises (in Japanese), Tokyo: NTT Press, 1-12 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, Cynthia Carliell-Marquet, Deborah T. Hellums, Yuliya Kalmykova, Daniel J. Lang, Quang Bao Le, Dianne Malley, Kazuyo Matsubae, Makiko Matsuo, Hisao Ohtake, Alan Omlin, Sebastian Petzet, Roland W. Scholz, Hideaki Shiroyama, Andrea E. Ulrich, and Paul Watts, "Dissipation and Recycling: What Losses, What Dissipation Impacts, and What Recycling Options?" in Roland W. Scholz, Amit H. Roy, Fridolin S. Brand, Debbie T. Hellums, and Andrea E. Ulrich, eds., Sustainable Phosphorus Management: A Global Transdisciplinary Roadmap, Dordrecht: Springer, 247-274 (2014).

Gomes, Catarina Pessanha, and Masaru Yarime, "Diversity of Human Capital as a Driver for Corporate Responsibility Engagement: The Case of the Luxury Industry," in Miguel Angel Gardetti and Ana Laura Torres, eds., Sustainable Luxury: Managing Social and Environmental Performance in Iconic Brands, London: Routledge, 148-162 (2015).

Orsato, Renato J., Marc Dijk, Rene Kemp, and Masaru Yarime, "The Electrification of Automobility: The Bumpy Ride of Electric Vehicles towards Regime Transition," in Frank Geels, Rene Kemp, Geoff Dudley, and Glenn Lyons, eds., Automobility in Transition? A Socio-Technical Analysis of Sustainable Transport, London: Routledge, 205-228 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainability and Peace - Multifaceted Approaches: A Perspective from Sustainability Science" (in Japanese), in Kazuhiko Takeuchi and Yasushi Katsuma, eds., Sustainability and Peace, Tokyo: Kokusai Shoin, 105-119 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Challenges and Opportunities in Sustainability Science: A Perspective Based on Research and Educational Experiences," in Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI), ed., Higher Education in the World 4: Higher Education Committed to Sustainability - From Understanding to Action, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 254-258 (2011).

Fadeeva, Zinaida, Laima Galkute, Heila Lotz-Sisitka, Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, Miguel Chakon, Masaru Yarime, and Goolam Mohamedbhai, "University Appraisal for Diversity, Innovation and Change towards Sustainable Development: Can it be done?" in Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI), ed., Higher Education in the World 4: Higher Education Committed to Sustainability - From Understanding to Action, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 310-315 (2011).

Alvial-Palavicino, Carla, and Masaru Yarime, "Sharing and Shaping Perceptions: Dialogues with Expertise in the Deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies," in Matthew Cotton and Bernardo Heisler Motta, eds., Engaging with Environmental Justice: Governance, Education and Citizenship, Oxford: Inter-Disciplinary Press, 189-200 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Exploring Sustainability Science: Knowledge, Institutions, and Innovation," in Hiroshi Komiyama, Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Hideaki Shiroyama, and Takashi Mino, eds., Sustainability Science: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Tokyo: United Nations University Press, 98-111 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Innovation and Sustainability Science: Utilizing Science and Technology" (in Japanese), in Hiroshi Komiyama, Kazuhiko Takeuchi, Akimasa Sumi, Keisuke Hanaki, and Nobuo Mimura, eds., Sustainability Science, Volume 1: Creation of Sustainability Science, Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press, 97-118 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, From End-of-Pipe Technology to Clean Technology: Environmental Policy and Technological Change in the Chlor-Alkali Industry in Japan and Europe, Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag, 472 pages (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, Hideaki Shiroyama, and Yusuke Kuroki, "The Strategies of the Japanese Auto Industry in Developing Hybrid and Fuel Cell Vehicles," in Lynn Mytelka and Grant Boyle, eds., Making Choices about Hydrogen: Transport Issues for Developing Countries, Tokyo: United Nations University Press; and Ottawa: IDRC Press, 187-212 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "Innovation on Clean Technology through Environmental Policy: Emergence of the Ion Exchange Membrane Process in the Japanese Chlor-Alkali Industry," in Saeed Parto and Brent Herbert-Copley, eds., Industrial Innovation and Environmental Regulation: Developing Workable Solutions, Ottawa: IDRC Press; and Tokyo: United Nations University Press, 174-199 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, and Yasunori Baba, "A New Form of University-Industry Collaboration for Coping with Global Environmental Issues: A Comparative Analysis of Technological Change and Institutional Formation in Japan, Europe, and the United States" (in Japanese), in Yasunori Baba and Akira Goto, eds., Empirical Research on University-Industry Collaboration, Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press, 129-162 (2007).

Baba, Yasunori, and Masaru Yarime, "A Contribution to Innovation through Close University-Industry Collaboration: An Analysis of Human Resource Development in Firms" (in Japanese), in Yasunori Baba and Akira Goto, eds., Empirical Research on University-Industry Collaboration, Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press, 65-95 (2007).

 

Papers under Review/Working Papers:

Chan, Keith Jin Deng, Gleb Papyshev, and Masaru Yarime, "Balancing the Tradeoff between Regulation and Innovation for Artificial Intelligence: An Analysis of Top-down Command and Control and Bottom-up Self-Regulatory Approaches," SSRN, October 20 (2022). http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4223016.

Wang, Tianxiang, Kewei Xu, and Masaru Yarime, "How does responsive local government work: The impact on citizen participation in Chinese cities based on PVAR model."

Jin, Mushan, Masaru Yarime, "Theoretical Perspectives and Practices of Smart Cities in China: An Exploration of the Knowledge Domains Using Latent Dirichlet Allocation Approach."

Asokan, Vivek Anand, and Masaru Yarime, "Interactional Expertise to Build Trust in Climate Services and Data for Sustainability: An Analysis of Web Data Portals in the Developing Monsoon Asia."

Chandra, Kevin, and Masaru Yarime, "The Digitalization of Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: An Analysis of Patents for the Period of 1975-2014."

Soares, Ian Varela, Masaru Yarime, and Magdalena Klemun, "Balancing the Trade-off between Data Center Development and Its Environmental Impacts: A Comparative Analysis of Policy Responses in Singapore, Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, USA, and the UK."

Trencher, Gregory, Masaru Yarime, and Jeongsoo Yu, "Using Emerging Technologies to Tackle Mobility Challenges Caused by Population Ageing: Experiences from Japan."

Florentin, Kevin Macarius, Motoharu Onuki, and Masaru Yarime, "Facilitating Citizen Participation in Greenfield Smart City Development: The Initiative of a Human-Centered Approach in Kashiwanoha Smart City."

Truong, Nhi, Gregory Trencher, Masaru Yarime, Brendan Barrett, Kazuyo Matsubae, "Barriers to the Adoption of Electric Cars and Electric Motorcycles in a Developing City: The Case of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam."

Cuaton, Ginbert Permejo, Yvonne Su, Pamela Katic, and Masaru Yarime, "Unpacking Water Governance Dynamics and Its Implications for Household Water Security in Post-Disaster Resettlement Communities in the Philippines."

Lu, Dantu, Masaru Yarime, and Magdalena Klemun, "Cost Drivers of Global Smart Meter Projects."

Luo, Ning, Ohchan Kwon, and Masaru Yarime, "Peacocks Fly to the Southeast: How Talent Policies Foster Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies."

Guo, Yuqing, Zhizhao Li, Masaru Yarime, and Xun Wu, "Enhancing Global Governance of Disruptive Technologies: Comparative Analysis of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) in China, the European Union, and the United States."

Dorrer, Elizaveta, and Masaru Yarime, "Normalisation of Emerging Technologies: Interplay of Top-Down Enforcement by the Government and Internalisation by the Public for Facial Recognition Technologies in Moscow."

Jin, Mushan, and Masaru Yarime, "Exploring the Development Paths of Smart City Policies in China: Insights from Topic Modeling and Network-based Analysis."

Li, Veronica, and Masaru Yarime, "Data Governance for the Public Acceptability of Personalized COVID-19 Advice: An Experimental Study in Hong Kong."

Ito, Asei, Guanie Lim, and Masaru Yarime, "Digital China Effect: Does the Belt and Road Initiative Spread Cyber Protectionism?"

Thu, Moe Kyaw, and Masaru Yarime, "An Agile Governance Framework for Smart Cities: Experiences of Japan and the UK towards Emerging Technologies."

Cuaton, Ginbert Permejo, Yvonne Su, Pamela Katic, and Masaru Yarime, "COVID-19 impacts on the resilience of disaster-displaced communities: Evidence from a capabilities-based assessment in the Philippines."

Cuaton, Ginbert Permejo, Yvonne Su, and Masaru Yarime, "A Social and Cultural Turn in Research on Typhoon Haiyan: A Systematic Review and a Proposal for Interdisciplinary Research Agenda."

Luo, Ning, Ohchan Kwon, and Masaru Yarime, "Sea Turtles Returned: How Hiring Subsidies for High-Skilled Talents Affect Firm Innovation in an Emerging Economy."

Soares, Ian Varela, Masaru Yarime, and Magdalena Klemun, "Analyzing Estimation Risks in the Cloud: Sources of Inaccuracy in Cloud Computing Emissions Accounting."

 

Overview Articles and Reports:

Spandagos, Constantine, Erik Baark, and Masaru Yarime, "Social Influence and Economic Intervention Policies That Reduce Energy Consumption: Evidence from Air-conditioning Use," HKUST Public Policy Bulletin Issue No. 6, Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, September (2023).

Li, Veronica Qin Ting Li and Masaru Yarime, "Strengthening Community Resilience via Data Governance: Lessons from COVID-19 Dashboards," HKUST Public Policy Bulletin Issue No. 2, Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, September (2022).

Cuaton, Ginbert Permejo, Masaru Yarime, and Yvonne Su, "Perspectives in the DRRM agenda," Inquirer.net, May 19 (2022).

Matthew Stephenson, World Economic Forum (WEF), Iza Lejarraga, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Kira Matus, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Yacob Mulugetta, University College London (UCL), Masaru Yarime, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), and James Zhan, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), "SusTech Solutions: Enabling New Technologies to Drive Sustainable Development," Task Force 4 - Digital Transformation Policy Brief, Think20 (T20), Italy, September (2021).

Spandagos, Constantine, Erik Baark, Tze Ling Ng, and Masaru Yarime, "Social influence and economic interventions to motivate energy-saving: What works better?" ESRI Research Bulletin 202115, Economic & Social Research Institute, Dublin, August 17 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, "Use of Personal Data in Tackling Covid-19 in East Asia: Establishing Robust and Reliable Data Governance for the Social Good," Items, Social Science Research Council, United States, June 10 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, "Smart City Test Bed - Greater Bay Area can leverage its rich knowledge, human and financial resources to be pioneer," China Daily, Global Edition, September 11, 13 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Data-Intensive Approaches To Creating Innovation For Sustainable Smart Cities," Science Trends, January 9 (2018).

Muraoka, Koki, Yuta Yamauchi, Naoki Nonaka, Teruaki Hayashi, Masaaki Imaizumi, Seonwoo Kim, Kensaku Matsunami, Hee-Woon Lee, and Masaru Yarime, "A Study on the Evaluation Method of Research Impact across Multiple Fields," IEICE Technical Report, 116 (460), 13-17 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Stimulating Energy Innovation for Global Sustainability," Special Issue on Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technologies for Last Mile Connectivity, Asia-Pacific Tech Monitor, 32 (2), 15-20 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Preface," in Research Group on Natural Capital, ed., Introduction to Natural Capital: Challenges to National Governments, Local Communities, and Private Enterprises (in Japanese), Tokyo: NTT Press, iii-iv (2015).

Ohtake, Hisao, Kazuyo Matsubae, and Masaru Yarime, "Introduction to Sustainable Use of Phosphorus in Asia," Global Environmental Research, 19 (1), 1 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Can we build sustainable phosphorus governance?," Future Earth: Research for Global Sustainability, October 16 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, and Gregory Trencher, "Role of Universities for Creating Innovation with Stakeholders in Local Contexts" (in Japanese), in Kazuhiro Ueta, ed., Report on Social Innovation, for submission to the Program for Supporting University-Industry-Government Collaboration, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Tokyo, May (2014).

Mutisya, Emmanuel, and Masaru Yarime, "Microcredit for the Development of the Bottom of the Pyramid Segment: Impact of Access to Financial Services on Microcredit Clients, Institutions and Urban Sustainability," Working Paper Series 199, African Development Bank (2014).

Trencher, Gregory, and Masaru Yarime, "Universities co-creating urban sustainability," Our World 2.0, May 23 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainability Science" (in Japanese), in Munesuke Mita, Masachi Osawa, Shunya Yoshimi, and Kiyokazu Washida, eds., Contemporary Dictionary of Sociology, Tokyo: Kobundo, 481 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainability and Peace - Multifaceted Approaches: Panel Discussion" (in Japanese), in Kazuhiko Takeuchi and Yasushi Katsuma, eds., Sustainability and Peace, Tokyo: Kokusai Shoin, 139-144 (2012).

Mutisya, Emmanuel, and Masaru Yarime, "Investing at the Bottom of the Pyramid for Sustainable Development," Our World 2.0, July 25 (2011).

Mino, Takashi, Motoharu Onuki, and Masaru Yarime, "Human Resource Development for the Establishment of a Sustainable Society and the Role of University" (in Japanese), Energy and Resources, 30 (2), 48-52 (2009).

Jibu, Mari, Masaru Yarime, Takanori Miyake, Kayano Fukuda, Takashi Nakagawa, and Yuko Harayama, "Towards the Global Innovation Ecosystem 2008," Asia Pacific Tech Monitor, (September-October), 17-23 (2007).

Jibu, Mari, Masaru Yarime, Yuko Harayama, and GIES Secretariat (Kayano Fukuda, Takanori Miyake, and Takashi Nakagawa), "Establishing the Global Innovation Ecosystem" (in Japanese), Optronics, 26 (308), 134-138 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Cleaner Production" (in Japanese), in the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, ed., Basic Knowledge on Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 300-301 (2006).

Yarime, Masaru, and Saeed Parto, "Governance of Technological Change: Lessons from the Japanese Experience," MERIT-Infonomics Research Memorandum 2005-031, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology, Maastricht, The Netherlands (2005).

Bartzokas, Anthony, and Masaru Yarime, "The European Fertilizer Industry," Phase II Report, Research Project on Environmental Regulation, Globalization of Production and Technological Change, DGXI, Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, Belgium (1999).

Baba, Yasunori, and Masaru Yarime, "Possibilities and Limits of Technology," Research Report, Inverse Manufacturing Forum, Manufacturing Science and Technology Center, Tokyo (1998).

Bartzokas, Anthony, and Masaru Yarime, "Technology Trends in Pollution Intensive Industries: A Review of Sectoral Trends," Discussion Paper #9706, United Nations University Institute for New Technologies (UNU-INTECH), Maastricht, The Netherlands (1997).

 

Interviews/Comments in Media:

"Todos querem regular a inteligência artificial, mas ninguém se entende" (Everyone wants to regulate artificial intelligence, but no one understands), Público, April 23 (2023).

"Dr. Masaru Yarime on the Results of COP27 and the Challenges Ahead," Talk the Walk, Hong Kong International Business Channel (HKIBC), November 27 (2022).

"Hong Kong Baptist University holds an online seminar to discuss how to enhance citizens' confidence in the use of data and jointly participate in the construction of smart cities," Sing Tao Daily, May 25 (2022).

"Temperature rising: Hong Kong developers, universities act early on climate change, but most businesses hold back, doing the minimum," South China Morning Post, August 19 (2021).

"ESRI says peer pressure may be ‘highly effective’ in changing energy habits," Irish Times, August 17 (2021).

"East Asian green pledges hailed," China Daily, Global Edition, November 17 (2020).

"Study: Hong Kongers Value Environment But Lack Smart Tech To Track Energy-Saving," Green Queen, July 1 (2020).

German Centre for Research and Innovation, DWIH Annual Report 2019, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn, June (2020).

"Promouvoir le développement durable dans les universités," Affaires universitaires, June 8 (2020).

"World-Renowned Experts and Scholars in Osaka Discuss Multilateral Cooperation and Open Collaboration - International Forum for Building an Open World Economy," China Daily, June 29 (2019).

"Offshore wind projects hasten Asia's renewable shift from solar," Nikkei Asian Review, November 4 (2018).

"Detailed plans for Hong Kong’s universities to partner with top international research institutes expected in policy address," South China Morning Post, October 5 (2018).

"Hong Kong's Introduction of Local Power Subsidies: 3-5 Hong Kong dollars/kWh," China Energy Storage Network (ESCN), August 12 (2018).

"Hong Kong kicks off solar FIT scheme," PV Magazine, August 9 (2018).

"Inaugural Symposium of GREAT Smart Cities Center," HK01, May 18 (2018).

"Innovation and Technology Development in the Budget," Backchat, RTHK Radio 3, March 7 (2018).

"On grid but outside the box," Cover Story, China Daily Asia Weekly, December 18-24, 5 (2017).

"Japan 'smart' cities rely on public-private partnerships," Citiscope, September 30 (2016).

"Enhancing Efficiency, Flexibility and Resilience through Sustainable Smart City projects in Japan: OpenGov speaks with Dr Masaru Yarime about Smart City development in the Japanese context." OpenGov, September 5 (2016).

"Interview with Professor Yarime Masaru about Smart City Projects in Japan with the Introduction of IoT Applications," TechTalkThai, August 24 (2016).

"Tough times continue for Japan's nuclear industry," PV Magazine, March 14 (2016).

"Die Stadt der Alleswisser: Besuch in der Smart City," Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, February 19 (2016).

"A platform for reform: Japan has made it again," PV Magazine, 78538 (2), 16-19 (2016).

"UK awards £40 million in funding to boost EVs," PV Magazine, January 27 (2016).

"Learning Natural Capital from Scratch: An Emerging Issue in Environmental Management" (in Japanese), Special Coverage, Nikkei Ecology, 171, 22-35 (2013).

"Rebuilding public trust in Japanese Science," Chemistry World, Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom, September 6 (2012).

"2009 APABIS Annual Conference - Interview with Ashoke Joshi and Masaru Yarime," Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, November 6 (2009). (Uploaded to YouTube on October 27, 2011).

"FUKUI Edward's Introduction to Cleantech Investment: Thinking about the Relationship between Innovation and the Environment" (in Japanese), Sotokoto, 11, 143 (2009).

"Sustainability science pulls from all fields to take on climate change challenges," Medill Reports Chicago, February 24 (2009).

"'Sustainability science' seeks to preserve food, water and energy on a beleaguered planet," Medill Reports Chicago, February 13 (2009).

 

Contribution to Reports:

GPAI, "Observation Platform of AI at the Workplace: AI Observation Platform Report," Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), December (2023).

GPAI Japan Team, "Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Future of Work Survey Report 2022," GPAI and the Institute for Future Initiatives, University of Tokyo, October (2023).

"A Global Architecture for Artificial Intelligence," Technical Note, United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, New York, September (2023).

"The Presidio Recommendations on Responsible Generative AI," based on Responsible AI Leadership: A Global Summit on Generative AI, World Economic Forum in collaboration with AI Commons, June (2023).

"Accelerating the Development of a Global Innovation and Technology Hub in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area: The Roles of Public Research Universities in Hong Kong" (Principal Investigator: Professor Xun Wu, HKUST), Final Report, Strategic Public Policy Research Funding Scheme, Government of Hong Kong SAR, March (2023).

G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance, "Primer for Smart City Public-Private Collaborations", World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland, November (2022).

G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance, "Model Policy - Privacy Impact Assessment," World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland (2022).

Expert Group on Policy Support Tools and Methodologies, "Methodological Guidance for Assessing Policy Instruments and Facilitating the Use of Policy Support Tools and Methodologies through IPBES Assessments," Report of the Executive Secretary on the Implementation of the First Work Programme for the Period 2014-2018, Seventh Session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Plenary, Paris, France, April 29 - May 4 (2019).

Panel of Judges (Angus HO, Masaru YARIME, Jessica TAM, Stephen WONG, and Vincent KONG), Judges' Report for the Hong Kong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting Awards 2018, Hong Kong, November (2018).

Task Group on Linking Open Data for Global Disaster Risk Research (LODGD) (Carol Song, Brenda K. Jones, Edward T.-H. Chu, Jinlong Fan, Shifeng Huang, Mingrui Huang, Guoqing Li, Xiaotao Li, Michael Rast, Masaru Yarime, Xiuling Qing, Susan L. Cutter, Siyka Zlatonova, Xinlu Xie, and Hongyue Zhang), "Gap Analysis on Open Data Interconnectivity for Global Disaster Risk Research," Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA), International Council for Science (ICSU), September (2017).

Subcommittee on International Scientific Data, Committee on Informatics, “Rights and Obligations Concerning Open Data: Towards Establishing Data Journals,” Science Council of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, September (2014). Member of the Working Group on CODATA (Committee on Data for Science and Technology, International Council for Science, ICSU, Paris, France) and the Working Group on WDS (World Data System, ICSU).

Evaluation Panel, "Interim Evaluation Report on the Mission-Oriented Research and Data and Information Infrastructure," Science for Redesigning Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (SciREX) Program, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Tokyo, July (2014). Evaluation Panel Member.

United Nations Environmental Programme Financial Initiative and Global Footprint Network, "A New Angle on Sovereign Credit Risk – E-RISC: Environmental Risk Integration in Sovereign Credit Analysis," United Nations Environmental Programme Financial Initiative (UNEP FI) and Global Footprint Network (GFN), Geneva, Switzerland, November (2012). Advisory Committee Member.

National Research Council of the National Academies, 21st Century Innovation Systems for Japan and the United States: Lessons from a Decade of Change - Report of a Symposium, Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press (2009). Symposium Planning Committee Member.

 

Academic Conferences and Workshops:

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Emerging Technologies for Sustainability Transitions: Opportunities and Challenges in Public Policy," Keynote Speech, International Conference on Science, Technology and Society 2023: Rejuvenating STS for Sustainability Transitions, hosted by the Department of Science and Technology Studies, University of Malaya, August 15 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating Data-Driven Innovation for Smart Cities: Diversity in Data Governance and Its Impacts," The Sixth International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP6), Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada, June 27-29 (2023).

Jiang, Xiaohui, and Masaru Yarime, "The Smart City as a Field of Innovation: Effects of Public-Private Data Collaboration on Innovation Performance of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises in China," International Conference on the Science of Science and Innovation (ICSSI) 2023, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Illinois, United States, June 26-28 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "Data Governance for Sustainable Smart Cities: Impacts on Innovation and Implications for Public Policy," Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) 2023 Conference: Public Policy in a Turbulent World, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, June 1-2 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "Building Resilience: Are Our Systems and Frameworks Protecting the Most Vulnerable?" Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) 2023 Conference: Public Policy in a Turbulent World, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, June 1-2 (2023).

Jiang, Xiaohui, and Masaru Yarime, "The Smart City as a Field of Innovation: Effects of Public-Private Data Collaboration on Innovation Performance of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises in China," Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2023, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, May 24-26 (2023).

Xie, Siqi, and Masaru Yarime, "Are Digital Innovation Policies Effective in Promoting the Development of Digital Economy in China?" Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2023, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, May 24-26 (2023).

Papyshev, Gleb, Keith Chan, and Masaru Yarime, "Balancing the Tradeoff between Regulation and Innovation for Artificial Intelligence: An Analysis of Top-down Command and Control and Bottom-up Self-Regulatory Approaches," Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2023, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, May 24-26 (2023).

Henares, Timothy Joseph, and Masaru Yarime, "The Effects of Chinese Investments in Digital Infrastructures on Data Policies and Regulations in Host Countries: A Case Study on New Clark City, Philippines," Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2023, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, May 24-26 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability: Exploring Data Governance and Its Impacts in Smart Cities," Panel on Collaborating for Innovation and Sustainable Development in Asia: Studies within and across Borders, Association for Asian Studies (AAS) 2023 Annual Conference, February 18 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "Introduction to Data for Policy 2022 Conference," Data for Policy 2022 Conference, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, December 5 (2022).

Varela Soares, Ian, Masaru Yarime, and Magdalena Klemun, "Balancing the Trade-off between Data Center Development and Its Environmental Impacts: A Comparative Analysis of Policymaking in Singapore and Amsterdam," Data for Policy 2022 Conference, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, December 5 (2022).

Dorrer, Elizaveta, and Masaru Yarime, "Normalisation of Facial Recognition Technologies: Interplay of Top-Down Enforcement by the Government and Internalisation by the Public – Case study of Moscow Metro," Data for Policy 2022 Conference, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, December 5 (2022).

Papyshev, Gleb, and Masaru Yarime, "The Brussels Effect of Artificial Intelligence: A Comparative Analysis of AI Regulation in the EU and Russia," Data for Policy 2022 Conference, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, December 5 (2022).

Jiang, Xiaohui, and Masaru Yarime, "The Smart City as a Field of Innovation: Effects of Public-Private Data Collaboration on the Innovative Performance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in China," Data for Policy 2022 Conference, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, December 5 (2022).

Xie, Siqi, and Masaru Yarime, "Are Digital Innovation Policies Effective in Promoting the Development of Digital Economy in China?" Data for Policy 2022 Conference, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, December 5 (2022). (2022).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability: An Analysis of Data Governance in Smart Cities," 19th International Schumpeter Conference, July 8-10 (2022).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating Data-Driven Innovation to Address Sustainability Challenges: An Analysis of Data Governance in Smart Cities," EU-SPRI 2022 Conference, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands, June 1-3 (2022).

Chandra, Kevin, and Masaru Yarime, "A Patent Analysis of Digitalization in Climate Change-Related Technologies: Innovation, Corporate Strategies, and Policy Implications," The 8th European Conference on Corporate R&D and Innovation - CONCORDi 2021: Industrial Innovation for Competitive Sustainability, organized by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission in association with the European Association for Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), November 22-25 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities: Implications for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy," XI International Academic Conference on Foresight and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, organized by the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia, October 15-26 (2021).

Li, Veronica Qin Ting, and Masaru Yarime, "Data Governance for the Public Acceptability of Personalised COVID-19 Advice: An Experimental Study in Hong Kong," Data for Policy 2021 Conference, organized by University College London, United Kingdom, September 14-16 (2021).

Papyshev, Gleb, and Masaru Yarime, "Governance of Disruptive Emerging Technologies: Regulatory Gifting for Artificial Intelligence in Russia," Data for Policy 2021 Conference, organized by University College London, United Kingdom, September 14-16 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, Chair, Special Track II - Facilitating Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability: Policy Frameworks and Measures for Data Governance, Data for Policy 2021 Conference, organized by University College London, United Kingdom, September 14-16 (2021).

Kobashi, Takuro, Masaru Yarime, Erich Zusman, and Yoko Kawai, "Socio-Technical Transition toward Net Zero Emission Kyoto by 2050," The 40th Conference of the Japan Society of Energy and Resources, August 2-3 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating Data-Driven Innovation to Address Sustainability Challenges: An Exploratory Analysis of Data Governance in Smart Cities," Session on Sustainability and Circular Economy, The 18th International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society (ISS) Conference, July 8-10 (2021).

Thu, Moe Kyaw, Shotaro Beppu, Qi Wang, Masaru Yarime, and Sotaro Shibayama, "Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Activities: An Organizational Analysis of Research Teams," Semi Plenary Session - Panel on the Organizational Dimension of Innovation, The 18th International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society (ISS) Conference, July 8-10 (2021).

Jiang, Xiaohui, and Masaru Yarime, "The Effects of Smart-city Related Public-Private Partnership Contracts on Innovation and the Performance of Smart Cities in China," Panel on Policy Measures and Institutional Arrangements to Govern Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability, Fifth International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP5), July 5-9 (2021).

Florentin, Kevin, and Masaru Yarime, "Understanding Greenfield Smart Cities: Data Governance for Sustainability in Kashiwa-no-ha, Japan," Panel on Policy Measures and Institutional Arrangements to Govern Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability, Fifth International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP5), July 5-9 (2021).

Xie, Siqi, Zeng Xuan, and Masaru Yarime, "Whether ICT related government subsidy improves the innovation performance of enterprises in China: ICT patent analysis based on the international patent classifications," Panel on Policy Measures and Institutional Arrangements to Govern Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability, Fifth International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP5), July 5-9 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, Chair, Panel on Policy Measures and Institutional Arrangements to Govern Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability, Fifth International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP5), July 5-9 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities," Session on Stakeholder Collaboration for Sustainable Smart Cities: Maximizing the Potential of Data-Driven Innovation While Minimizing Risks to Communities, Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2021, June 14 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating Data Driven Innovation to Address Sustainability Challenges: The Regulatory Sandbox Approach in Smart Cities," Sixth Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) Annual Conference - Resilient and Inclusive Governance in the Age of Crisis, March 3-5 (2021).

Li, Veronica Qin Ting, and Masaru Yarime, "GIS based Big Data Platforms for Healthy Sustain able Cities: Challenges and Opportunities for Citizen Empowerment," Sixth Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) Annual Conference - Resilient and Inclusive Governance in the Age of Crisis, March 3-5 (2021).

Papyshev, Gleb, and Masaru Yarime, "Human AI Interaction in Public Sector: Literature Review," Sixth Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) Annual Conference - Resilient and Inclusive Governance in the Age of Crisis, March 3-5 (2021).

Jiang, Xiaohui, and Masaru Yarime, "Effects of Smart City-Related Public-Private Partnership Contracts on the Performance of Smart Cities in China," Sixth Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) Annual Conference - Resilient and Inclusive Governance in the Age of Crisis, March 3-5 (2021).

Dorrer, Elizaveta, and Masaru Yarime, "Models of Collaboration in Smart City Projects: A Synthesis of Literature," Sixth Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) Annual Conference - Resilient and Inclusive Governance in the Age of Crisis, March 3-5 (2021).

Jin, Mushan, and Masaru Yarime, "Smart City Policy Coherence and Interplay across Government Levels in China: A Bibliometrics Based Discourse Network Analysis," Sixth Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) Annual Conference - Resilient and Inclusive Governance in the Age of Crisis, March 3-5 (2021).

Xie, Siqi, Ning Luo, and Masaru Yarime, "Governance for Data Collection, Sharing, and Use in Smart Cities in China: New Initiatives in Facilitating Innovation while Addressing Privacy and Security Concerns in Shenzhen," Session 16 - Special Track on Data Governance for Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities: Opportunities and Challenges in Public Policy and Institutional Design II, Data for Policy 2020 Conference, September 15-17 (2020).

Li, Veronica, and Masaru Yarime, "Increasing Resilience toward COVID-19 via Risk Mapping: Challenges and Opportunities for Stakeholder Empowerment in Hong Kong," Session 7 - Special Track on Data Governance for Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities: Opportunities and Challenges in Public Policy and Institutional Design I, Data for Policy 2020 Conference, September 15-17 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, Chair, Special Track on Data Governance for Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities: Opportunities and Challenges in Public Policy and Institutional Design, Data for Policy 2020 Conference, September 15-17 (2020).

Wu, Jing, Masaru Yarime, Kun Qian, and Björn W. Schuller, "Government’s Data Governance under Crisis: Chinese Government’s Approach to Big Data Governance in Combating COVID-19," Online Workshop on Combating COVID-19 in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities, organized by the Division of Public Policy of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in collaboration with the Institute of Future Government and the Department of Public Administration of Yonsei University, July 25 (2020).

Shapiro, Matthew A., and Masaru Yarime, "Effects of National Affiliations and International Collaboration on Scientific Findings: The Case of Transboundary Air Pollution in Northeast Asia," Western Political Science Association (WPSA) Annual Meeting 2020, United States, May 21-23 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Stimulating Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability Transitions: Technological Uncertainty and Interconnectedness and Implications for Roadmapping," Session on Sustainability, SDGs and Roadmapping, EcoDesign 2019 - The 11th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, Yokohama, Japan, November 25-27 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating Data-Driven Innovation for SDGs: Opportunities and Challenges in Blockchain," Roundtable on Blockchain and Refugee Protection, JAHSS-JASID Joint International Conference - Refugees/Migrants and Education/Employment: Seeking to Ensure Human Security, co-organized by the Japan Association for Human Security Studies (JAHSS) and the Japan Society for International Development (JASID), The University of Tokyo, Japan, November 16-17 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Data-Driven Innovation for Smart Cities: The Regulatory Sandbox Approach to Open Data," Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2019, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, October 14-16 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation in Cyber-Physical Systems: Open Data for Smart Cities through the Regulatory Sandbox," CODATA 2019 Conference, organized by the Committee on Data (CODATA) of the International Science Council (ISC), Beijing, China, September 19-20 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "An Analysis of the Innovation System in Japan, United States, and China," The 15th International Symposium on Global Manufacturing and China, jointly organized by the National Institute for Innovation Management of Zhejiang University and the Institute for Manufacturing of the University of Cambridge, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, September 7-8 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation for Smart Cities: Policy Challenges in Regulatory Sandboxes," Workshop on Addressing Policy Challenges of Novel Technologies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, August 30-31 (2019).

Ahl, Amanda Ahl, Mika Goto, Masaru Yarime, Kenji Tanaka, and Daishi Sagawa, "Practical Opportunities and Challenges of Blockchain in the Energy Sector: Expert Perspectives in Germany," The 11th International Conference on Applied Energy, Västerås, Sweden, August 12-15 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating a Transition towards Urban Sustainability: An Analysis of the Innovation System of Smart Cities in Japan, United States, and China," Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2019, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, August 6-8 (2019).

Jin, Mushan, Shauhrat S. Chopra, and Masaru Yarime, Sustainable Development Goals in Smart City Initiatives in China’s Greater Bay Area, The 10th International Conference on Industrial Ecology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, July 7-11 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation in Cyber-Physical Systems: Opportunities and Challenges in the Regulatory Sandbox," International Conference on Global Regulatory Governance (ICGRG), Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, July 4-6 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation in Cyber-Physical Systems: Opportunities and Challenges in the Regulatory Sandbox," Fourth International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP4), Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, June 26-28 (2019).

Ahl, Amanda, Masaru Yarime, Kenji Tanaka, and Daishi Sagawa, "Review of Blockchain-Based Distributed Energy: Implications for Institutional Development," Global Summit on Blockchain Technology in the Energy Sector, Berlin, Germany, June 19-20 (2019).

Shapiro, Matthew A., and Masaru Yarime, "Governing the Science-Policy Interface with Multinational Stakeholders: The Case of Transboundary Air Pollution in Northeast Asia," 15th Biennial Conference on Communication and Environment (COCE), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, June 17-21 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation: Opportunities and Challenges in the Regulatory Sandbox for the Development of Smart Cities," Public Administration Review (PAR) Symposium on Transformation of Government in the Era of Smart Technology, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 18 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation: Innovation Systems of Smart Cities and Implications for Public Policy," International Conference on Data for Policy 2019, University College London, London, United Kingdom, June 11-12 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, Kira Matus, and Ye Qi, "Policy Challenges in AI for Data Integration and Adaptive Governance," Workshop on AI for Social Good, jointly organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), and Google, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, June 5 (2019).

Ahl, Amanda, Masaru Yarime, Mika Goto, Shauhrat Chopra, Manoj Kumar Nallapaneni, Kenji Tanaka, and Daishi Sagawa, "Exploring Blockchain and New Ways Forward in the Energy Sector: A Case Study in Japan," Applied Energy A+B Symposium (AEAB2019), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, May 22-24 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Fostering Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability Transitions: Local Initiatives and Global Implications," Keynote Speech, International Workshop on Rethinking Clusters: The Local and Global Scale of Sustainability Transitions, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, May 15-17 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation for Smart Cities: Policy Challenges in Blockchain-Based Distributed Energy Systems," Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) Conference 2019, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, March 8-9 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governance and Policy Innovation in an Era of Disruptive Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges in Public Policy," Plenary Session, Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) Conference 2019, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, March 8-9 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation: The Development of Smart Cities and Policy Implications for Sustainability," Second Annual Conference of the India Public Policy Network (IPPN), University of Delhi, Delhi, India, February 5-6 (2019).

Kobashi, Takuro, Kelvin Say, Jiayang Wang, and Masaru Yarime, "Techno-Economic Assessment of Photovoltaics plus Electric Vehicles in Households in Kyoto and Shenzhen towards 2030, The 35th Conference on Energy Systems, Economy, and the Environment, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, January 29-30 (2019).

Ahl, Amanda, Masaru Yarime, Kenji Tanaka, and Daishi Segawa, "Establishing Blockchain-Based Distributed Energy Platforms: Implications for Public Policy and Institutional Design," Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference 2018, Washington, D.C., United States, October 7-10 (2018).

Ling, Frank, and Masaru Yarime, "Comparison of Urban Air Pollution Monitoring Networks Using Low-Cost Sensors in Fixed, Mobile, and Paired Modes: Lessons for Developing Economies," The 2018 joint 14th international Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution (iCACGP) Quadrennial Symposium and the 15th International Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) Science Conference, Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan, September 25-29 (2018).

Asokan, Vivek Anand, Masaru Yarime, and Motoharu Onuki, "Concepts and Methodologies of Data Informed Approaches for Sustainability: A Relational Approach to Policy and Research in Monsoon Asia," The 7th World Sustainability Forum, Beijing, China, September 19-21 (2018).

Nyberg, Roy, and Masaru Yarime, "What is Digital Transformation? Assessing the Impact of 'Smart City' Development in Japan," Second Digital Transformation and Strategy Forum, Cass Business School, City University of London, United Kingdom, September 10 (2018).

Kobashi, Takuro, and Masaru Yarime, "Techno-Economic Assessment of the Residential Photovoltaic Systems Integrated with Electric Vehicles: A Case Study of Japanese Households towards 2030," The 10th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE2018), Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, August 22-25 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "A Comparative Analysis of the Innovation Systems of Smart Cities in Japan, United States, and China," The 17th International Schumpeter Society (ISS) Conference "Innovation, Catch-up, and Sustainable Development," Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, July 2-4 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Smart Cities as a Nexus of the Energy and Information and Communication Industries: An Analysis of the Innovation Systems of Smart Cities in Japan and the United States, " International Conference on Innovation Studies (ICIS2018), Research Center for Technological Innovation (RCTI), School of Economics and Management (SEM), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, June 23-24 (2018).

Ahl, Amanda, Masaru Yarime, and Ali Kharrazi, "The Skills Gaps for Innovation in Smart Cities: Implications for Institutional Arrangements," Global Conference of the Council of Engineering Systems Universities (CESUN 2018), Tokyo, June 20-22 (2018).

Liu, Books, Mushan Jin, and Masaru Yarime, "The Innovation System of Smart Cities in Japan: Implications for the Development of New Smart Cities in China," First Global Chinese Urban Governance Workshop, Shanghai Jiaotong University, June 11-12 (2018).

Chopra, Shauhrat S., and Masaru Yarime, "Towards Realizing the Potential of Blockchain Technology for Industrial Ecology," Gordon Research Conference on the Role of Industrial Ecology in Reaching the Sustainable Development Goals, Les Diablerets, Switzerland, May 20-25 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Digitalization of Innovation and Its Implications for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)," 18th Global Development Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation for Development, Global Development Network (GDN), New Delhi, India, March 22-23 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Opportunities and Challenges in Open Data for Establishing Sustainable Smart Cities: Implications for the Digital Belt and Road," The 2nd Conference of Digital Belt and Road (DBAR 2017), Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, December 6-8 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Integrating Innovation on Energy and Information and Communication Technologies: A Comparative Study of Emerging Innovation Systems of Smart Cities in Japan and the United States," Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, October 9-11 (2017).

Tantiwechwuttikul, Ranaporn, Kohzo Ito, and Masaru Yarime, "The Innovation System of Photovoltaics in Thailand: Investment Models and Policy Interventions," Session on Governance of Energy Transformations: Key to Sustainable Electric Systems, International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) 2017, Columbia University, New York, United States, September 18-19 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Comments on Joint Venture Choice, Market Share Rivalry, and Spillovers: Evidence from China," The 2017 AIEA-NBER Conference, organized by the Asian Innovation and Entrepreneurship Association (AIEA) and the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, August 14-16 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "The Innovation System of Smart Cities: A Comparative Analysis of Japan and the United States," Third International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP3), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, June 28-30 (2017).

Evans, Steve, Na Jiao, and Masaru Yarime, "Maximising the Value of Second-Life Batteries for a Smarter Demand-Side Management in Hong Kong: The Cloud Energy Storage System Based on Big Data," EVOG-16015, First Runner-up Prize, The Championship for the International Competition on Second Life for Retired Batteries from Electric Vehicles, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, June 25 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, and Aitong Li, "International Cooperation for Tackling Air Pollution in East Asia: Overcoming Fragmentation of the Epistemic Communities," International Studies Association (IAS) International Conference 2017, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June 15-17 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Encouraging Innovation on Smart Cities: An Analysis of Innovation Systems in Japan and the United States," Accelerating Low-Carbon Innovation Through Policy, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2017 Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, February 18 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Stimulating Innovation for Sustainability under the Belt and Road Initiative: The Role of Japan in International Cooperation and Collaboration," Academia International Conference on Economic and Financial Cooperation: Hong Kong and the World under the Belt and Road Initiative, co-organised by the Central Policy Unit of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, December 15-16 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Stimulating Innovation for Smart Cities: Japan’s Experience and Challenges for Urban Sustainability," The 2016 International Conference on Urban Infrastructure and Management, Shanghai, China, November 17-18 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Stimulating Sustainable Innovation: A Case Study of Smart Cities," The 5th Asian Conference on Innovative Energy and Environmental Chemical Engineering (ASCON-IEEChE), Yokohama, Japan, November 13-16 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Providing Incentives to Data Sharing and Integration for Disaster Risk Reduction: Implications for Institutional Design and Public Policy," Session on Disasters and Disasters Risk Data, SciDataCon 2016, Denver, Colorado, United States, September 11-13 (2016).

Nyberg, Roy, and Masaru Yarime, "Assembling a Field into Place: Smart Cities in Japan," The 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Anaheim, California, United States, August 5-9 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Examining Innovation Systems of Smart Cities: Towards an International Comparative Analysis," The 16th International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society Conference, Montreal, Canada, July 6-8 (2016).

Nyberg, Roy, and Masaru Yarime, "Smart City Development in Japan: Digital Transformation or More of the Same?" The 32nd European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium: Organizing in the Shadow of Power, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy, July 7–9 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Innovation Systems of Smart Cities: A Comparative Analysis of Japan and the United States," R&D Management Conference 2016 - From Science to Society: Innovation and Value Creation, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, July 3-6 (2016).

Sakai, Nobuyuki, and Masaru Yarime, "The Development and Implementation of Smart Cities as a Policy Innovation: A Comparative Analysis of Public-Private Partnerships in Asia," HKU-USC-IPPA Conference on Public Policy: Coping with Policy Complexity in the Globalized World, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June 10-11 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Modeling Innovation Systems to Address Grand/Societal Challenges: A Case of Smart Cities," Modeling Science, Technology and Innovation Conference, organized by the National Science Foundation’s Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) Program and the Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center at Indiana University, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., United States, May 17-18 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Stimulating Innovation for Sustainability Transitions: The Role of Stakeholder Platforms for University-Industry-Government Collaboration on Smart Communities," EcoDesign 2015 Conference: Sustainability through Innovation in Product Life Cycle Design, Tokyo, Japan, December 2-4 (2015).

Nakamura, Hiroko, and Masaru Yarime, "The Aviation Industry's Initiatives to Build up an Innovation System for Alternative Jet Fuels," The 10th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 27-October 2 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Collaboration between University and Stakeholders for Promoting Innovation to Address Societal Challenges: A Case Study of Smart Cities," Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2015, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, September 17-19 (2015).

Hamaguchi, Katsumasa, and Masaru Yarime, "The Dynamics of Geothermal Energy Technology Deployment in the Philippines – A Case Study from a Socio-Technical Transitions Perspective," International Sustainability Transitions 2015 Conference (IST 2015), Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom, August 25-28 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "University-Driven Stakeholder Platforms for Sustainability Innovation," World Congress on Risk 2015, Singapore, July 19-23 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "University-Industry-Government Collaboration for Innovation to Tackle Sustainability Challenges: Functions and Mechanisms of Stakeholder Platforms on Smart Cities," International Scientific Conference "Our Common Future under Climate Change, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, July 7-10 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "University-Industry-Government Collaboration for Sustainability Innovation: Functions and Mechanisms of Stakeholder Platforms on Smart Cities," The 2015 Annual Conference of the European Forum for Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation (EU-SPRI), Helsinki, Finland, June 10-12 (2015).

Golinelli, Gaetano Maria, Sergio Barile, Marialuisa Saviano, Francesca Farioli, and Masaru Yarime, "Towards a Common Framework for Knowledge Co-creation: Opportunities of Collaboration between Service Science and Sustainability Science," The 2015 Naples Forum on Service, Naples, Italy, June 9-12 (2015).

Kharrazi, Ali, and Masaru Yarime, "Examining the Resilience of National Energy Systems: Measurements of Diversity in Production- and Consumption-Based Electricity in the Globalization of Trade Networks," Future Earth Networking Conference on Integrated Science: Future Sustainability - The Role of Science and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)," Villa Vigoni, Italy, May 24-30 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, Jacob Kithinji Peters, and Samuel Wanjohi Kiru, "Introducing Solar LED Lanterns to Rural Kenya: Sustainability Assessment of Environmental, Economic, and Social Impacts," Third International Conference on Micro Perspectives for Decentralized Energy Supply (MES 2015), Bangalore, India, April 23-25 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Establishing Global Stakeholder Platforms for Sustainable Phosphorus Governance," Second European Sustainable Phosphorus Conference, Berlin, Germany, March 5-6 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Emerging Experiences and Practices of Stakeholder Collaboration on Innovation for Sustainability: Implications for Technology Assessment in a Global Context," Session on Technology Assessment in East Asia: Experiences and New Approaches, Second European Technology Assessment (TA) Conference: Next Horizon of Technology Assessment, Berlin, Germany, February 25-27 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, Ali Kharrazi, Masahiro Sato, Hirofumi Nakayama, and Steven Kraines, "Toward Network Governance for Sustainability: Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction in Global Energy Systems," Tokyo Conference on International Study for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience: Towards a new science and technology to consolidate disaster risk reduction and sustainable development, jointly organized by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR), and the Science Council of Japan, University of Tokyo, Japan, January 14-16 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governance of Sustainability Innovation through Stakeholder Platforms: Global Initiatives for Managing Phosphorus within the Planetary Boundary," Session: Sustainable Nutrient Management in the Anthropocene, International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) Sustainability Science Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 22-24 (2014).

De Souza, Felipe Francisco, Masaru Yarime, Andre Sorensen, Isabel Ache Pillar, and Andreia Rabetim, "The Strategy of Vale S.A. for Urban Infrastructure Shortage Reduction: Strategic Relationship Behaviour with Local Governments as a Competitive Advantage for Sustainable Business," Fourth Annual Conference of the Japan Forum of Business and Society (JFBS), Tokyo, Japan, September 18-19 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, Masahiro Sato, Ali Kharrazi, and Hirofumi Nakayama, "Resilience in Global Energy Systems: Implications of Network Governance for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)," 2014 International Conference on Sustainable Development Practice, Columbia University, New York, Untied States, September 17-18 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Establishing Systems for Knowledge Integration on Phosphorus: Implications for the Governance of Sustainability Transitions," Studying Sustainability Transitions in Welfare States: A Research Agenda for Japan and the Netherlands, Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, September 10-13 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Transdisciplinary Approaches to Knowledge Integration through Stakeholder Platforms: Implications for Knowledge Commons for Sustainability, Second Thematic Conference on Knowledge Commons: Governing Pooled Knowledge Resources with Special Attention to the Fields of Medicine and the Environment, New York University School of Law, New York, United States, September 5-6 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Establishing Stakeholder Platforms for Sustainable Phosphorus Governance: The Case of Japan," Round Table on National/Regional Phosphorus Platforms: Lessons Learned?, Sustainable Phosphorus Summit 2014, Le Corum, Montpellier, France, September 1-3 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing the Process of Sustainability Transitions: Creation of Stakeholder Platforms for Sustainable Phosphorus Management," International Conference on Sustainability Transitions 2014: Impact and Institutions, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, August 27-29 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, and Ali Kharrazi, "A Data-Intensive Approach to Quantifying the Concept of Sustainability: Implications for Network Governance," The 2014 Norwich Conference on Earth System Governance: Access and Allocation in the Anthropocene, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom, July 1-3 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, and Ali Kharrazi, "Exploring Resilience in Energy Systems: An Application of the Ecological Information-Based Approach," Energy Systems Conference: When Theory Meets Reality, London, United Kingdom, June 24-25 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Utilizing Knowledge Resources on Adaptation to Climate Change: Weather Insurance as an Institutional Tool for Promoting Community Resilience ," Resilience 2014 Conference - Resilience and Development: Mobilizing for Transformation, Montpellier, France, May 4-8 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Natural Capital Evaluation for Addressing the Nexus of Water, Energy, and Climate: Best Practices in the Financial Sector," Nexus 2014: Water, Food, Climate and Energy Conference, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, March 5-8 (2014).

Ziadeh, Randa, and Masaru Yarime, "Mandating Green Buildings in Dubai: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective," International Sustainable Built Environment Conference (ISBE), Doha, Qatar, January 28-30 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Institutions for Encouraging Sustainability Innovation: University as a Platform for Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration," Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2013, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, September 27-29 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Emerging Innovation Systems to Address Societal Challenges through University-Stakeholder Collaboration," 10th ASIALICS Conference: The Roles of Public Research Institutes and Universities in Asia’s Innovation Systems, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan, September 20-21 (2013).

Shimizu, Tomomi, and Masaru Yarime, "Responsible Supply Chains as Risk Management or Strategic CSR: The Case of Conflict Minerals Management in Japanese Companies," International Conference on CSR and Corporate Governance, jointly organized by the Japan Forum of Business and Society (JFBS), Humboldt University International CSR Conference (HU CSR), and Japanese German Center Berlin (JDZB), Waseda University, Tokyo, September 19-20 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Establishing a Social Business Model for Sustainability Innovation: Stakeholder Collaboration for Introducing Solar LED Lanterns to Africa," 6th Annual Conference of the Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Inclusive and Sustainable Development, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, August 29-30 (2013).

Mutisya, Emmanuel and Masaru Yarime, "Microfinance for the Urban Bottom of the Pyramid segment in Nairobi's Kibera Slum: Does Financial Training Impact on Sustainable Urban Development?," Ibadan Sustainable Development Summit (ISDS) 2013, Centre for Sustainable Development (CESDEV), University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, August 13-15 (2013).

Kharrazi, Ali, and Masaru Yarime, "Robustness of Economic Resource Networks: An Ecological Information Based Approach," 7th International Society for Industrial Ecology Biennial Conference: Strategy for Green Economy, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, South Korea, June 25-28 (2013).

Matsubae, Kazuyo, Masafumi Mizoguchi, Kenichi Nakajima, Keisuke Nansai, Masaru Yarime, and Tetsuya Nagasaka, "Resource logistics analysis on phosphorus and its implication on resource governance," 7th International Society for Industrial Ecology Biennial Conference: Strategy for Green Economy, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, South Korea, June 25-28 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Global Co-evolution of Technology and Institutions for Environmental Innovations: Development and Diffusion of Lead-Free Solders in Asia, Europe, and the United States," 4th International Conference on Sustainability Transitions (IST 2013), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland, June 19-21 (2013).

Mihashi, Rina, Masaru Yarime, Tomohiro Akiyama, and Jia Li, "Inclusive Capital and Human Development: Integrating Human and Natural Capitals," The 10th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE) 2013: Ecological Economics and Institutional Dynamics, Lille, France, June 17-21 (2013).

Mihashi, Rina, and Masaru Yarime, "Natural Resource Abundance and Human Development: Empirical Evidence for Period 1990-2010," 47th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association (CEA), HEC Montréal, Quebec, Canada, May 30 - June 2 (2013).

Kharrazi, Ali, Elena Rovenskaya, Brian D. Fath, and Masaru Yarime, "Quantifying the Sustainability of Economic Resource Networks: An Ecological Information-Based Approach," International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST), Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, May 15-17 (2013).

Pathirana, Shakila, and Masaru Yarime, "Functions of Stakeholders for Diffusion of Energy Efficiency Technologies in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: A Case Study of the Sri Lankan Apparel Industry," International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST), Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, May 15-17 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Encouraging Innovation for Sustainable Phosphorus Management: Technology, Management, and Public Policy," International Conference on EcoBalance 2012: Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Society, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, November 20-23 (2012).

Kharrazi, Ali, and Masaru Yarime, "Evaluating Ecological Risks of Fixed Income Investments, An Ecological Network Perspective," International Conference on EcoBalance 2012: Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Society, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, November 20-23 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "A Systems Approach to Sustainability Innovation: Maintaining a Balance between Efficiency and Resilience," Third International Conference on Sustainability Transitions, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 29-31 (2012).

Suwa, Aki, Masaru Yarime, and Joni Jupesta, "Transition into Sustainable Energy Systems: A Case Study of Geothermal Development in Japan," Third International Conference on Sustainability Transitions 2012, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 29-31 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Transforming University-Industry Collaboration to a Multi-Stakeholder Platform for Sustainability Innovation: Emerging Practices at Universities," 14th International Schumpeter Society Conference, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, July 2-5 (2012).

Trencher, Gregory, and Masaru Yarime, "Universities Co-creating Urban Sustainability," Case Study, International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) 2012 Symposium: The Power of Partnerships, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States, June 19-21 (2012).

Kharrazi, Ali, and Masaru Yarime, "Quantifying the Sustainability of International Economic Flows: A Data-Intensive Approach," Poster Presentation, International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS) 2012, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States, February 20 (2012).

Kudo, Shogo, and Masaru Yarime, "Sustainability in the Marginalization Process of Rural Community: Implication for Managing Ageing Society," Poster Presentation, International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS) 2012, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States, February 20 (2012).

Satanarachchi, Niranji, Takashi Mino, and Masaru Yarime, "Conceptualizing Sustainability Dynamics: Towards an analytical framework emphasizing on the dimensions of a given human-natural systems’ path movement and their implications on sustainability of the overall system-context unit," Poster Presentation, International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS) 2012, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States, February 20 (2012).

Kharrazi, Ali, and Masaru Yarime, "Quantifying Sustainability of Integrated Urban Systems: Seeking an Optimal Balance Between Efficiency & Resilience," 18th Biennial International Society for Ecological Modelling (ISEM) Conference: Ecological Modelling for Global Change and Coupled Human and Natural Systems, Beijing, China, September 20-23 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Dynamics of Sustainability Innovation Systems: Implications from Case Studies," Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2011, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, September 15-17 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainability Innovation as a Social Process of Knowledge Transformation," Second International Conference on Sustainability Transitions, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, June 13-15 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, " Encouraging Sustainability Innovation through a Process of Knowledge Transformation in Society," 17th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference, Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, United States, May 8-10 (2011).

Mutisya, Emmanuel, and Masaru Yarime, "Urban Sustainability, Microfinance Technologies and Public Services: The Case of Nairobi, Kenya," 17th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference, Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, United States, May 8-10 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "University as a Platform for Sustainability Innovation through Societal Collaboration and Experimentation between Academia, Industry, and the Public Sector," Keynote Speech, Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS) Annual Meeting 2011, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, January 23-25 (2011).

Hirose, Yuta, and Masaru Yarime, "Strategies of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) for Coping with Sustainability Challenges in Tokyo," Asia Pacific Academy of Business in Society (APABIS) Annual Conference 2010, United Nations University, Tokyo, November 4-5 (2010).

Suzuki, Ryoko, and Masaru Yarime, "Strategic CSR for Millennium Development Goals: Business models analysis to achieve both MDGs and corporate benefits by creating values for Sustainability," Asia Pacific Academy of Business in Society (APABIS) Annual Conference 2010, United Nations University, Tokyo, November 4-5 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Dynamics of Knowledge Circulation for Sustainability Innovation," 22nd International CODATA conference on Scientific Data and Sustainable Development, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa, October 24-27 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Analyzing the Process of Knowledge Dynamics in Sustainability Innovation: Towards a Data-Intensive Approach to Sustainability Science," Proceedings of 2010 Microsoft Research eScience Workshop, Berkeley, California, United States, October 11-13, 46-53 (2010).

Ryoko Suzuki, Dange M. Yadate, Jovelyn Ferrer, Jose Cristhian Veizaga Bellido, and Masaru Yarime, "A Taxonomical Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities: The Case of TOYOTA," Poster Presentation, Japan Consortium for Human Security Education and Research Annual Meeting 2010: Human Diversity and Business, Komaba Campus, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, September 25-26 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Understanding Knowledge Dynamics in Sustainability Innovation: Implications for the Transport Sector," Workshop on Governance of Innovation towards Sustainability: The Global Transport Sector, Stockholm, Sweden, September 16-17 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Transition in Knowledge Circulation Systems in Sustainability Innovation," Annual Meeting 2010 of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Tokyo, Japan, August 25-28 (2010).

Palavicino, Carla Alvial, and Masaru Yarime, "Sharing and shaping perceptions: Dialogues with expertise in participatory design of renewable energy technologies," Annual Meeting 2010 of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Tokyo, Japan, August 25-28 (2010).

Mutisya, Emmanuel Musau, and Masaru Yarime, "The Accretion of Microfinance for Innovative Urban Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges of Slums Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa," Annual Meeting 2010 of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Tokyo, Japan, August 25-28 (2010).

Xu, Qing, Masaru Yarime, and Motoharu Onuki, "Innovation System on Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) for Wastewater Treatment in China," Annual Meeting 2010 of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Tokyo, Japan, August 25-28 (2010).

Palavicino, Carla Alvial, and Masaru Yarime, "Sharing and Shaping Perceptions: The Role of Expertise in the Co-Production of Renewable Energy Technologies," 9th Global Conference on Environmental Justice and Global Citizenship, Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom, July 11-13 (2010).

Pohl, Hans, and Masaru Yarime, “Automakers and Battery Suppliers Role in Knowledge Base Development during a Potential Paradigmatic Shift in Technology,” International Conference on Organizational Learning, Knowledge, and Capabilities (OLKC) 2010, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, June 3-6 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Knowledge Systems for Sustainability Innovation," Batumi - Spring - 2010 International Conference, organized by the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, Shota Rustaveli State University, International Foundation for Sustainable Development, Euro Mediterranean Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Intercultural Euro Mediterranean Center for UNESCO, Shota Rustaveli State University, Batumi, Georgia, May 7-9 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Collaboration between University, Industry, and Society for Sustainability Innovation," Session on Co-Evolution of Science and Society for Sustainability Innovation, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting 2010, San Diego, California, United States, February 18-22 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "From Corporate to Social Business Models for Sustainability Innovation: Concepts, Institutions, and Emerging Practices of Japanese Enterprises," Asia Pacific Academy of Business in Society (APABIS) 2009 Annual Conference, Griffith Business School, Brisbane, Australia, November 5-6 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Establishing Sustainability Science as an Academic Field: Concepts, Methodologies, and Institutions," Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) 2009 Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., October 28-31 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Network of Research and Policy Communities for Innovation: An Analysis of Co-Evolution of Technology and Institution," Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2009, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, October 2-3 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Eco-Innovation through University-Industry Collaboration: Co-Evolution of Technology and Institution for the Development of Lead-Free Solders," Paper presented at the DRUID Society Summer Conference 2009, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 17-19 (2009).

Dijk, Marc, and Masaru Yarime, "Emergence of Electric Engines and Co-evolution of the Car Engine Market: Post-1990 Path Creation in a Path Dependent Sector," Paper presented at the 17th GERPISA International Colloquium on Sustainable Development in the Automobile Industry: Changing Landscapes and Actors Research Programme on Sustainable Development in the Automobile Industry, Paris, France, 17-19 June (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Bringing Forth Sustainability Innovation in the Electronic Industry: The Case of Lead-Free Solders," Paper presented at the 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, Tempe, Arizona, United States, May 18-20 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "University-Industry Collaboration for Sustainability Innovation," Presentation at the Symposium on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the Sustainability of Our Planet, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting 2009, Chicago, United States, February 13 (2009).

Kajikawa, Yuya, Masaru Yarime, Yoshiyuki Takeda, Katsumori Matsushima, and Hiroshi Komiyama, "Academic Landscape of Sustainability Science," Poster Presentation, Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS) Annual Meeting 2009, Zurich, Switzerland, January, 26-29 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Global Information Commons for Science Initiative and Its Implications for Sustainability Science and Innovation," Proceedings of the 21th International CODATA Conference on Scientific Information for Society - From Today to the Future, Kyiv, Ukraine, October 5-8, 196-202 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, Yoshiyuki Takeda, and Yuya Kajikawa, "Towards Institutional Analysis of Sustainability Science: An Examination of the Patterns of Research Collaboration," Paper presented at the 14th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference, New Delhi, India, September 21-23, pp. 1-26 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "Effects of University-Industry Collaboration Networks on the Co-evolution of Technology and Institution: Innovation on Lead-Free Solders in Japan, Europe, and the United States," Paper presented at the DIME International Conference on Innovation, Sustainability and Policy, GREThA, University Montesquieu Bordeaux IV, Bordeaux, France, September 11-13, pp. 1-41 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, Yoshiyuki Takeda, and Yuya Kajikawa, "Patterns of Collaboration in Emerging Fields of Trans-Disciplinary Science: The Case of Sustainability Science," 25th DRUID Celebration Conference 2008 on Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Organizations, Institutions, Systems and Regions, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 17-20, pp. 1-22 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "International Cooperation for Sustainability Science Programs," Presentation at the Session on Forum for Sustainability Science Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting 2008, Boston, U.S.A., February 16 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "Towards Sectoral Systems of Information Commons for Science and Innovation," in Susan E. Cozzens and Elena Berger Harari, eds., Proceedings of the Atlanta Conference on Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy 2007: Challenges and Opportunities for Innovation in the Changing Global Economy, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 1-4 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, Asari, Misuzu, Yoshizumi, Miki, Yamamichi, Junta, and Kawamura, Hiroshi, "Securing Food Safety and Environmental Protection: A Proposal for Sustainable Shrimp Farming in Vietnam," in Sebastien Rauch, Greg Morrison, and Gustavo Perrusquia, eds., Proceedings of the Alliance for Global Sustainability Annual Meeting 2007, Barcelona, Spain, March 18-21, 159-160 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Possibilities and Challenges in Establishing Sustainability Informatics: Creation of Data and Information Commons," Abstract Book: Industrial Ecology for a Sustainable Future, The 4th International Conference of the International Society for Industrial Ecology, 353 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Toward Disciplinary Systems of Information Commons for Science," 5th European Meeting on Applied Evolutionary Economics (EMAEE), Manchester, United Kingdom, May 17-19, pp. 1-9 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "University-Industry Collaboration Networks for the Creation of Innovation: A Comparative Analysis of the Development of Lead-Free Solders in Japan, Europe, and the United States," PICMET 2006 Proceedings, 368-386 (2006).

Yarime, Masaru, "Environmental Regulation and Innovation through the Formation of Networks: The Development of Lead-Free Solders in Japan, Europe, and the United States," Third World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 1-40 (2006).

Yarime, Masaru, "University-Industry Collaboration Networks for the Creation of Innovation: A Comparative Analysis of the Development of Lead-Free Solders in Japan, Europe and the United States," DRUID Summer Conference 2006 on Knowledge, Innovation and Competitiveness: Dynamics of Firms, Networks, Regions and Institutions, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp. 1-39 (2006).

Baba, Yasunori, Naohiro Shichijo, Yuichi Nagahara, and Masaru Yarime, "The Evolution of Co-inventor Networks in Advanced Materials: Combining Technological Change with Industrial Transformation," DRUID Summer Conference 2005 on Dynamics of Industry and Innovation: Organizations, Networks and Systems, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp. 1-33 (2005).

Yarime, Masaru, "Coevolution of Environmental Regulation and Innovation Network: The Development of Lead-Free Solders in the United States, Europe, and Japan," Fourth European Meeting on Applied Evolutionary Economics, Utrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 1-36 (2005).

Baba, Yasunori, Masaru Yarime, Naohiro Shichijo, and Yuichi Nagahara, "The Role of University-Industry Collaboration in New Materials Innovation: Evolving Networks of Joint Patent Applications," 10th International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society Conference, Milan, Italy, pp. 1-39 (2004).

Yarime, Masaru, "Environmental Policy in the Presence of Technological Uncertainty, Diversity, and Rigidity: The Case of the Chlor-Alkali Industry in Japan and Western Europe," Second World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, Monterey, U.S.A., pp. 1-42 (2002).

Baba, Yasunori, and Masaru Yarime, "Bringing forth Green Innovation: Role of Industry’s Voluntary Actions," International Symposium: The 21st Century - How Can the Circulatory Society Be Realized?, Tokyo, pp. 1-9 (2000).

Baba, Yasunori, and Masaru Yarime, "Identifying the Sources of Green Innovation: Markets or Regulations?," Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, New York: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 173-177 (1999).

Yarime, Masaru, "Uncertainty and Lock-in in Technological Dynamics: Some Implications for Zero Emissions," Proceedings of the Workshop on Targeting Zero Emissions for the Utilization of Renewable Resources (Biorefinery, Chemical Risk Reduction, Lignocellulosics Economy), Tokyo: Asian Natural Environmental Sciences Center, University of Tokyo, 50-55 (1999).

Yarime, Masaru, "Effects of Environmental Regulation on Technological Change: A Case Study on the Chemical Industry in Japan and Europe," World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, Venice, Italy, pp. 1-35 (1998).

Baba, Yasunori, and Masaru Yarime, "Environmental Strategy Incorporating Competitiveness Aspects: Possibilities for International Comparative Studies," International Human Dimension Programme - Industrial Transformation (IHDP-IT) East-Asia (Kita-Kyushu) Workshop, Kita-Kyushu City, Japan, pp. 1-3 (1998).

Yarime, Masaru, "Effects of Environmental Regulation on Economic Performance of Industry: R&D, Patents, and Productivity of the Chemical Industry in Japan and Europe," Sixth Annual International Conference of the Greening of Industry Network, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A., pp. 1-22 (1997).

 

Public Presentations and Speeches:

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating the Use of Data for Climate Resilience: Opportunities and Challenges in Public Policy and Institutional Development," The International Symposium on Water Sustainability and Climate Resilience, City University of Hong Kong, March 23 (2024).

Yarime, Masaru, "Key Challenges in Governing Generative Artificial intelligence," Panel Discussion on Striking Efficiency in GenAI Governance, organized by the Fintech Association of Hong Kong and the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA), Hong Kong, February 28 (2024).

Yarime, Masaru, "Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to the Study of Alternative Economies: Implications of Emerging Technologies for Addressing Sustainability Challenges," SSRC-JFNY Japan Global Workshop: Alternative Economies for a Sustainable Future, organized by the U.S. Social Science Research Council and the Japan Foundation New York, Claremont McKenna College and Pomona College, Claremont, California, United States, January 9-12 (2024).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability: Towards Lifecycle Understanding of the Innovation System of AI," International Workshop "Ethical AI: Pioneering Progress in the Asia-Pacific," organized by the United Nations University Institute in Macau in collaboration with UNESCO and the University of Macau, December 11 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "Comments on Papers Presented at the Plenary Session," International Workshop "Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Higher Education Sector: Navigating the Uncharted Waters," Center for Education Innovation and the Institute of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, December 1 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data and Knowledge for Innovation and Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges in Public Policy," AIS Lightning Talk, Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, November 23 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "Towards the Sustainable Development of Batteries: Data-Driven Innovation for Battery Reuse and Recycling," Rematec Asia 2023, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, October 12 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "Opportunities and Challenges in Establishing Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence," Panel Discussion on the Ethics and Regulation of Generative Artificial Intelligence, FinTech Association of Hong Kong, September 26 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "Integrating Green and Digital Transformations: Opportunities and Challenges in Science and Technology," Japan Update 2023, organized by the Australia-Japan Research Centre at the Crawford School of Public Policy and the ANU Japan Institute at the College of Asia & the Pacific, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, September 6 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges in Public Policy and Governance," Research Seminar, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom, August 1 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability: An Exploration of Data Governance and Impacts in Smart Cities," 132nd STIG PoP Seminar, Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance (STIG) Program, The University of Tokyo, July 18 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "The Role of Intellectual Networks in Formulating Public Policy to Address Global Challenges," CULCON Seminar, United States-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON), Tokyo, July 10 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "Utilizing Data for Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges in Public Policy and Governance," CODATA International Data Policy Committee Session on Data Policy for Addressing Data Dilemmas in Crisis Situations: Preparing for Digital Sustainability in Science, United Nations World Data Forum Satellite Event "Dealing with Data Dilemmas: Towards a Human-Centered Systems Approach to Sustainable Data and Digital Technology Development," United Nations University, Macau, April 25 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "The Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Innovation for Sustainability: Implications for Public Policy," GPAI Future of Work: Survey Report 2022 in Japan, Global Alliance on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), March 16 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "Stimulating Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability: Data Governance and Public Policy," The 2nd Materials Genome Engineering (MGE) Workshop towards Materials Data Standards & CSTM FC97 Forum 2022: Materials Data after FAIR Principles - Use Cases, Facilitation and Infrastructure, Hangzhou, China, February 16 (2023).

Yarime, Masaru, "Innovation through Co-evolution of Technology and Institutions," December Plenary Meeting, Battery Circular Ecosystem (BACE) Consortium, December 22 (2022).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainable Energy Transitions: Opportunities and Challenges in Smart Cities," AUA Lecture Series 2022: Future of Energy, Asian Universities Alliance (AUA), November 15 (2022).

Yarime, Masaru, "Human-Centric Approaches to Sustainable and Inclusive Smart Cities: Disruptive Technologies, Stakeholder Engagement, and Trust in Institutions," Future City: Building a More Inclusive Smart City in Hong Kong, Global Youth Social Entrepreneurship Summit organized by the Global Shapers Community, World Economic Forum, August 4 (2022).

Yarime, Masaru, "The Smart City as a Field of Innovation for Sustainability: Exploring Data Governance and Its Impact," Research Seminar, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP), University College London, July 6 (2022).

Yarime, Masaru, "The Smart City as a Field of Innovation for Sustainability: Exploring Data Governance and Its Impact," 121st STIG PoP Seminar, Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance (STIG) Program, University of Tokyo, June 30 (2022).

Yarime, Masaru, "Towards a Carbon-Neutral Circular Economy: Stakeholder Collaboration for Data-Driven Innovation," The "Carbon Neutral Society – Action Month" Live Webinar Series, Week 4: Circular Economy, Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), June 2 (2022).

Yarime, Masaru, "Establishing Data Governance in the Smart City: Trust in Institutions for Facilitating Innovation and Addressing Concerns," Online Conference "Trust and the Smart City," Department of Government and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, April 29 (2022).

Yarime, Masaru, "Smart Cities, Digital Twins, and the Metaverse: Opportunities and Challenges in Data Governance," Virtual Knowledge Exchange "Smart Cities for Global Frontier Infrastructure," Open Learning Campus, World Bank Group, April 26 (2022).

Yarime, Masaru, "Universities as Change Agents for Sustainable Energy Transitions," Kyoto x Seoul x Taiwan x Guangzhou x Hong Kong Online Undergraduate Deliberation Workshop, co-organized by the Department of Geography and the Asian Energy Studies Centre of Hong Kong Baptist University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Kyoto University, National Taiwan University, Sun Yat-sen University, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, April 13 (2022).

Yarime, Masaru, "Towards International Cooperation on Air Pollution in Asia-Pacific: Overcoming Fragmented Epistemic Communities," Workshop on Outcomes and Recommendations: Air Pollution in ASIA and the PACIFIC: Subregional Dialogue Series, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), April 8 (2022).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges in Smart Cities," Environment and Sustainability Research Cluster Seminar, School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, March 18 (2022).

Yarime, Masaru, "Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities: Governing Human-Machine Ecosystems and Implications for Prediction in Society," I-URIC Frontier Colloquium, Inter-University Research Institute Corporations (I-URIC), January 6 (2022).

Yarime, Masaru, "Urban Innovations for Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic in East Asia: Implications for Recovery Policies and Strategies," Virtual Roundtable "Urban spaces during and beyond COVID-19: What changes will remain for the long term – and are they making our cities better places to live?," International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO), supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, December 13 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, "Designing Data Driven Innovation for Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges in Public Policy and Governance," Virtual Seminar "Opportunities for the Holistic Design of Products/Services and Policies towards Sustainability", co-organized by the Science, Technology and Innovation Governance (STIG) Program of the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP) of the University of Tokyo and the Mistra Resource-Efficient and Effective Solutions (REES) Research Program of Sweden, November 29 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, "AI for Tackling Climate Change: Opportunities and Challenges in Innovation and Governance," AI Governance Virtual Symposium: AI's Role in Addressing and Exacerbating Climate Change co-hosted by the Institute for Technology Law & Policy of Georgetown Law School and the Information Society Project of Yale Law School, October 29 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, "Data Driven Innovation for Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges in Data Governance and Public Policy," 112th STIG PoP Seminar, Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance (STIG) Program, The University of Tokyo, August 31 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data Circulation for Innovation: Opportunities and Challenges in STI Policy for Systems Transformation," Panel 2 - The Changing Nature of Innovation Policies: Moving towards Systems Transformation Approaches, OECD-TIP Launch Event - R&D Policies for Better Pandemic Futures: New Approaches and Tools, May 20-21 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, "Open Data for Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges in Asia-Pacific," A Catalyst for Change - A live virtual roundtable dialogue on the latest Sustainable Finance Developments across Asia and the Pacific, co-hosted by the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC), ESCAP Sustainable Business Network (ESBN), and KPMG, UN-ESCAP 8th Annual Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD), March 24 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities," Leadership and Public Policy Executive Education Program (LAPP) "Big Data Applications: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategies," Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), March 4 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, "Converting Research into Publications," Workshop for Early Career Researchers, Sixth Asia-Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) Annual Conference - Resilient and Inclusive Governance in the Age of Crisis, March 3-5 (2021).

Yarime, Masaru, "Opportunities and Challenges in Innovation for Sustainability," Workshop on Japan's Science and Technology for Cooperation with Asia and Africa towards 2050, Accelerating Social Implementation for SDGs Achievement (aXis) Program, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), December 16 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities: Promoting Public Interest While Addressing Societal Concerns," Online Workshop "ZeroCarbon x Digital: Urban Decarbonization in the Post-Covid-19 Era," organized in collaboration with the Global Carbon Project (GCP), Future Earth, Hiroshima University, and Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), December 14-15 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Algorithmic Approaches to Decision Making: Implications for Foresight Studies and Practices," Blended Futures: Learning from Art, Design, Urban Design, Science-Fiction and Algorithmics to Revitalize Foresight Practices, High-Level Futures Literacy Summit, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), December 11 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating Innovation for Sustainability while Addressing Societal Concerns: Comments on Redefining Smart City for Sustainable Development," Workshop on Breakthrough: The Promise of Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development, organized by the Brookings Institution and JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peach and Development, December 8 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Opportunities and Challenges in ESG Reporting for Sustainability," Panel 2 - Future Development of ESG Disclosure, Hong Kong ESG Reporting Awards (HERA) Forum 2020, Hong Kong, December 8 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Impacts of Data-Driven Innovation on Biodiversity and implications for Public Policy," Expert Workshop on Think Paper on Digital and Data-driven Technologies and Potential Impacts on Biodiversity in Asia-Pacific, organized by ETC Group and Heinrich Böll Stiftung Hong Kong for a contribution to Civil Society Preparation for the Biodiversity Summit/Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP-15), November 24 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Innovative, Data-Driven Business Models," APO Productivity Talk, Asian Productivity Organization (APO), November 24 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities: Opportunities and Challenges in Public-Private Partnership," Virtual Conference on Smart Public Service Delivery, organized by the Development Academy of the Philippines as APO Center of Public Sector Productivity, November 9 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges of Regulatory Sandboxes for Smart Cities," Panel on Access to Data, Computing Power, Hardware & Infrastructure, AI for Social Good Summit, organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), and Google, November 3 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Opportunities and Challenges in Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities: Trust in Processes, Transactions, and Governance," Workshop on Trust in the Smart City, Department of Government and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, October 29 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities: Stakeholder Collaboration and Engagement," Keynote Speech, Smart Cities Live Webinar: Hong Kong & Trikala in the Post-COVID Era, organized by the Greek Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and the Division of Public Policy (PPOL) of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), October 27 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through Society 5.0: Opportunities and Challenges in Industry," Online Symposium on Industry’s Engagement to Address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Business for Human Rights, Research Center for Sustainable Peace (RCSP), Institute for Advanced Global Studies (IAGS), University of Tokyo, August 25 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities," 94th STIG Policy Platform (PoP) Seminar, Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance (STIG) Program, University of Tokyo, August 25 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Opportunities and Challenges in the Use of Data in Tackling COVID-19: Public Health, Privacy, and Innovation," Online Symposium on the Use of Information Technology and Privacy in Tackling COVID-19, organized by Japan Law Foundation, July 30 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, and Kim-Pong Tam, "Smart Approach to Promoting Sustainable Energy Transitions: Micro-targeting Behavioral Change through Digital Nudging," Sustainable Smart Campus Pitch Day, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, April 24 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Stimulating Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainable Energy: Opportunities and Challenges in Smart Cities," What If: SDG 7 - Global Innovation for Energy Sustainability, Energy Tech Meetup and Venture Café Tokyo, April 23 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation for Smart Cities: The Experiences in Japan and Overseas and Implications for Corporate Strategy and Public Policy," JSCA Seminar, Japan Smart Community Alliance (JSCA), New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, February 5 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges in Smart Cities," IELP/GP-RSS Seminar, International Environmental Leadership Program (IELP) and the International Joint Graduate Program in Resilience and Safety Studies (GP-RSS), Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, February 4 (2020).

Yarime, Masaru, "Data Governance for Smart Cities: Opportunities and Challenges in Public Policy," Research Seminar, College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, December 17 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Emerging Impacts of Digital Transformation on Smart City Development: Implications for Global Sustainability," The 9th International Symposia on Green Smart Development & Vision (GSDV) 2019, co-organized by Seoul National University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea, November 26 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Challenges in Governing Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Energy Transitions," Public Seminar "Sustainable Energy without Fear: The Role of Artificial Intelligence", organized by the German Centre for Research and Innovation (DWIH) Tokyo and the Institute for Future Initiatives in the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, October 25 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "AI-Based Innovation to Tackle Climate Change: Technological Opportunities and Institutional Challenges in Smart Cities," Japanese-German-French Conference on AI for SDGs - How Can AI Help Solve Environmental Challenges?, jointly organized by the German Centre for Research and Innovation (DWIH) Tokyo, French Embassy to Japan, and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), German Cultural Centre, Tokyo, Japan, October 24 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Big Data, Open Data, and Smart Cities: Implications for Public Policy and Governance," HKUST Leadership and Public Policy (LAPP) Executive Education Program on Big Data and Public Policy: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, October 10-11 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges in Distributed Energy Systems," Workshop on the Kyoto-Shenzhen Decarbonization Project, Seventh Shenzhen International Low Carbon City Forum, China Capital Market Institute, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, August 29 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability: An Analysis of the Innovation Systems of Smart Cities and Implications for Public Policy," 79th STIG PoP Seminar, Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance (STIG) Program, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, August 2 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "A Comparative Analysis of the Innovation Systems of Smart Cities in Japan, China, and the Untied States: Implications for the Governance of Data-Driven Innovation," 85th Research Seminar, Research Group on Operations Research for Evaluation, Operations Research Society of Japan, University of Tsukuba, Tokyo, Japan, July 27 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Data-Driven Innovation in the Greater Bay Area of China: Opportunities and Challenges in Medical and Health Fields" Public Seminar on Innovation for Medical Applications of Artificial Intelligence in China, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, July 19 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Innovation and Sustainability," MOT Seminar, Department of Innovation Science, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, July 16 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "The SDGs and Network Governance: Opportunities and Challenges in Data-Driven Innovation," Keynote Speech, HSP Symposium on the SDGs and Network Governance: Opportunities and Challenges in Data-Driven Innovation, Graduate Program on Human Security (HSP), Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, July 13 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Economic Analysis of Innovation," Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, July 7 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "The Innovation System of the Greater Bay Area of China: Opportunities and Challenges in Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance," STIG Alumni Forum, The Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance (STIG) Program, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, July 6 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating Open Global Innovation: Possibilities and Challenges in the Greater Bay Area as a Global Innovation Hub," International Forum for Open Global Economy, organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China Daily, Asian Development Bank Institute, and Japan-China Science, Technology and Culture Centre, Osaka, Japan, June 25 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Innovation Systems of Smart Cities in Japan, United States and China: Implications for Policy and Institutional Design," CSTI Policy Seminar on Innovation Systems of Smart Cities: International Practices and Policy Implications, Centre for Science, Technology & Innovation Policy (CSTI), Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, June 13 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating Innovation for Urban Decarbonization: Opportunities and Challenges in Distributed Energy Systems," FS Workshop on the Kyoto-Shenzhen Decarbonization Project, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Kyoto, Japan, June 3-4 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Exploring Opportunities and Challenges in Blockchain Technology for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)," HSP Seminar "Can Blockchain Improve UN?: Possibility of Decentralized Assistance", Graduate Program on Human Security (HSP), Komaba Campus, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, May 29 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Emerging Trends of Innovation on E-mobility in China and Implications for Corporate Strategy and Public Policy," Panel on Our Electric Mobility Future, Connecting Startup Cities Conference, Asia-Pacific Week Berlin 2019, Spreewerkstätten, Berlin, Germany, May 14 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Understanding the Japanese Innovation System of Smart Cities: Knowledge, Actors, and Institutions," International Conference on Innovation in East Asia in Global Context: E-Mobility and Urban Systems, jointly organized by IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies on Innovation in East Asia, Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen and Japanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB), Berlin, Germany, May 9-10 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies for Sustainable Development in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Opportunities and Challenges in Public-Private Partnership," Training Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation Policies for Sustainable Development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI), and Asia Research and Training Network on Science Technology and Innovation Policy (ARTNET on STI Policy), Incheon and Sejong, South Korea, March 19-22 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Key Challenges in Innovation for Sustainable Energy Systems and Smart Cities," NTPU-HKUST Joint Workshop on Sustainable City and Renewable Energy, Center for Global Change and Sustainability Science (CGCSS), National Taipei University (NTPU), February 22 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Data-Driven Innovation and Opportunities for Sustainability through Collaboration between India and Hong Kong," Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, February 7 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating for Energy Transitions: Opportunities and Challenges in Cooperation and Collaboration between China and Japan," International Workshop on the Future of Energy Cooperation and Connectivity - Energy Business and Policies in the Age of Platformers, jointly organized by Mitsubishi Corporation, Policy Alternative Research Institute (PARI), Tsinghua University, and the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation of China, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, January 24-25 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Fostering Innovation for Urban Sustainability: A Comparative Analysis of the Innovation Systems of Smart Cities in Japan, United States, and China," TBSI Greater Bay Area Intellectual Forum Lecture 80, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, January 9 (2019).

Yarime, Masaru, "Science-Policy Interface on Transboundary Air Pollution: Challenges in Overcoming the Fragmentation of the Epistemic Communities in East Asia," International Workshop on Approaches to Addressing Increasing Complexity of Sustainability Challenges in East Asia: Roles of Non-state Actors in Transboundary Networks, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO), Chiba, Japan, December 20 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Developing Smart Cities: The Role of Strategic Planning and Public Policy," Country Garden, Tonghu Sci-Tech Town, Huizhou, Guangdong, China, December 12 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Stimulating Data-Driven Innovation: Policy and Strategic Implications in Global Competition and Cooperation," Abe Global Forum on Japanese and American Innovation in a Global Age, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C., United States, December 3 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Stimulating Data-Driven Innovation: Policy and Strategic Implications in Global Competition and Cooperation," Abe Global Forum on Japanese and American Innovation in a Global Age, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, December 1 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Big Data and the Development of Innovation Hub in Hong Kong," HKUST Leadership and Public Policy (LAPP) Executive Education Program on Using Big Data to Create Public Value: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, November 26-28 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Japan's Experience of Creating Innovation for Smart Cities: Implications for Public Policy for Urban Sustainability," Forum on Smart Cities in China - Reforming Multiple Planning Integration and Building Smart Cities, organized by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), Haikou, Hainan, China, November 24-25 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Smart City Innovation for Decarbonization: Possibilities in Collaboration between Kyoto and Hong Kong/Shenzhen," Research Workshop on Facilitating Distributed Energy Systems for Decarbonization through Collaboration between Kyoto and Hong Kong/Shenzhen," Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Kyoto, Japan, October 23 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Comparative Analysis of the Innovation Systems of Smart Cities in Japan, United States, and China," Research Seminar, Department of Geography and Resource Management, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, September 28 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "International Perspectives on Sustainable Business," Business Sustainability Management Online Short Course, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, September 21 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Facilitating Innovation for Renewable Energy in Smart Cities," Urban Renewable Energy Working Group, Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Conference, Association of the Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, September 6-9 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Japanese Innovation System of Smart Cities: Knowledge, Actors, and Institutions," International Workshop on Smart Cities in Asia: Development, Policy, and Governance, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, August 17 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Lectures on Economic Analysis of Innovation," Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, July 14 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Policy and Institutional Challenges in Creating Innovation for Smart Cities: Lessons and Implications of Japan's Experience," Inaugural Symposium of GREAT Smart Cities Center, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, May 18 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Policy and Institutional Challenges in Creating Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities," HKUST Leadership and Public Policy Program on Strategies and Governance for Green, Resilient and Smart Cities, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, May 15-17 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "City University of Hong Kong and Its Contribution to the Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes," Second Annual Meeting of the Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes (GCSO), Washington, D.C., February 21-23 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Innovation Systems of Smart Cities in Japan, United States, and China," STIG PoP Seminar "Creating Data-Driven Innovation: Current Trends and Future Challenges in Japan and China," Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, February 16 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Bringing Forth Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities in Hong Kong and Beyond," RICS 150th Anniversary Series: "Realising Hong Kong’s Smart City Vision," Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Hong Kong, February 2 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Opportunities and Challenges in Sustainability Education," Briefing Session for Campus Sustainability Fund and the Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes, Campus Sustainability Day "Innovations for Sustainable Future", City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, January 22 (2018).

Yarime, Masaru, "Policy Studies on Open Data for Disaster Risk Reduction: Opportunities and Challenges in Emerging Innovations", Task Group Meeting 2017 on Linked Open Data for Global Disaster Risk Research (LODGD), organized by the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) of the International Council for Science (ICSU), School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, December 8 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Evaluation Report of Full Proposals," Panel of Experts Meeting on Sustainable Urbanization Global Initiative (SUGI) Food-Water-Energy Nexus, organized by Belmont Forum and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Project Management Jülich, Berlin, Germany, November 21-22 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Stimulating Innovation for Smart Cities through University-Industry-Government Collaboration: Opportunities and Challenges in Hong Kong and Beyond," Mobility and Energy Systems in Smart Cities of the Future: A Conference at the Intersection of Business, Academia and Government, in collaboration with the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, Consulate General of Switzerland in Hong Kong, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Central Government Offices, Hong Kong, October 27 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Japan's Experience of Smart and Sustainable Cities: Lessons and Implications for Hong Kong and Beyond," HKUST Leadership and Public Policy Program "Innovation in Governance: Smart and Sustainable Cities," Institute of Public Policy, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, October 18-20 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Opportunities and Challenges in Collecting, Managing, and Utilizing Data for Smart Cities," Smart Energy Roundtable: An Interflow of Energy Management & Action for Climate Change in the Smart City Blueprint, organized by the Smart City Consortium, KPMG, Hong Kong, September 13 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Innovation Systems of Smart Cities: Knowledge, Actors, and Institutions," Workshop on Exploring Sustainable Smart Cities: Opportunities and Challenges in Interdisciplinary Approaches, School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, August 21-22 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Innovation Systems of Smart Cities: Past Lessons and Future Challenges," Workshop on Forming Synergies in Greening China’s Growth, organized by the Department of Public Policy and the School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June 13 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Evaluation Report of Pre-Proposals," Panel of Experts Meeting on Sustainable Urbanization Global Initiative (SUGI) Food-Water-Energy Nexus, organized by Belmont Forum and the National Science Foundation (NSF), Arlington, Virginia, United States, May 22-23 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Encouraging Innovation for Smart Cities: An Analysis of Innovation Systems and Implications for Public Policy," Energy Research Seminar, Asian Energy Studies Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University, March 2 (2017).

Muraoka, Koki, Yuta Yamauchi, Naoki Nonaka, Teruaki Hayashi, Masaaki Imaizumi, Seonwoo Kim, Kensaku Matsunami, Hee-Woon Lee, and Masaru Yarime, "A Study on the Evaluation Method of Research Impact across Multiple Fields," Research Conference of the Technical Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge-Based Processing (AI), Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE), Okayama, Japan, February 18 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Stimulating Innovation for Smart Cities: Japan’s Experience and Global Implications," Golisano Institute for Sustainability Research Seminar, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, February 15 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Digitalizing Innovation: Japan’s Experience of Developing Smart Cities and Implications for Business, Public Policy, and Sustainability in East Asia," First Interdisciplinary Symposium on East Asian Business "Digital East Asia: Emerging Trends in Public Policy and Regulation," East Asian Studies Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States, February 10 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Digitalizing Innovation in Japan: The Development of Smart Cities and Implications for Business, Policy, and Sustainability in Asia-Pacific," Contemporary Japan Speaker Series Part 3, London Asia Pacific Centre for Social Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, February 2 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Digitalisation of Innovation and Its Implications for Sustainability: Japan's Experience of Developing Smart Cities," STEaPP Seminar, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP), University College London, London, United Kingdom, February 1 (2017).

Yarime, Masaru, "Japan's Experience of Innovation for Smart Cities: Opportunities and Challenges in Policy, Business, and Sustainability, Delegation of the European Union to Japan, Tokyo, Japan, December 9 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Proposal for White Paper 3 on National Policies on Data for Disaster Risk Reduction: Opportunities and Challenges in Global Cooperation on Open Data," Task Group on Linking Open Data for Global Disaster Risk Research (LODGD), International Council for Science (ICSU) Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA), Sanya, Hainan, China, December 2 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Diversity in Implementing Smart Cities: Implications of Area Studies for Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy and Governance," International Conference on the Relevance of Area Studies for the Sciences and Public Policy: Examples from Europe and Asia, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, November 14-15 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Innovation Systems for Global Sustainability," Energy and Environmental Seminar Series, Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS), Tokyo, Japan, October 27 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "International Cooperation for Accelerating Innovation for Tackling Climate Change," CIGS International Symposium: The Role of Innovation for Long-Term Greenhouse Gas Mitigation, organized by the Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS) in collaboration with Policy Alternatives Research Institute (PARI), University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, October 7 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainable Smart Cities and the Role of Data," Secure Cities: A NetApp Dialogue, Singapore, August 24 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Japanese Case Study on System Transformation: Smart Communities," 47th Session of the Working Party on Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris, France, June 20-22 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Understanding and Implementing Resilience: Opportunities and Challenges for the Future," ARISE Japan First Anniversary Symposium on Resilience, organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (ARISE), Tokyo, Japan, May 10 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, Opportunities and Challenges in Sustainability Transitions: A Reflection on Japanese Experiences of Transdisciplinary Research," Forum Co-creation for Ecological and Social Transition, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, April 29 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Integrated Solutions to Complex Problems: Transforming Japanese Science and Technology," Roundtable on Japan's Possible Futures – Sponsored by U.S. Social Science Research Council (SSRC), Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Annual Conference 2016, Seattle, Washington, United States, March 31 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Science, Technology, and Innovation for Sustainability: Public Policy Approaches and Their Impacts," Lecture for the Course on Science, Technology and Public Policy, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, March 14 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Open Science and Its Enemies: Republic of Science and Enterprise of Technology," Symposium on Science and Technology Data, organized by the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) and the World Data System (WDS) of the International Council for Science (ICSU), Seventh Plenary Meeting of Research Data Alliance (RDA), Tokyo, Japan, March 4 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Current State of Scientific Findings on Climate Change and Implications for Investors and Financial Institutions," Third Symposium on the Principles for Financial Action for the 21st Century: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investment for Sustainability, organized by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment, Tokyo, Japan, March 4 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Japan's National Innovation System and Its Future Challenges," Lecture for the Course on Science, Technology and Public Policy, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, February 9 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "Understanding and Implementing Resilience in Energy Systems: Implications for Network Governance for Global Sustainability," Research Seminar Resilience Engineering Research Center, University of Tokyo, January 14 (2016).

Yarime, Masaru, "University-Industry-Government Collaboration for Innovation to Tackle Grand/Societal Challenges: Implications and Opportunities for Science and Technology Policy," The Gathering of Japan Foundation Fellows 2015, Japan Foundation, Tokyo, Japan, December 11 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Assessing the Sustainability of Off-Grid Solar: Environmental, Economic, and Social Impacts of Solar LED Lanterns," International Conference on Social Research on Off-Grid Solar, organized by University College London (UCL) and the University of Edinburgh, UCL, London, United Kingdom, December 9-10 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Innovation on Smart Cities through Stakeholder Collaboration: Opportunities and Challenges in Japan-China Cooperation," China-Japan Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Innovation Forum 2015: Innovation-Driven Development for Establishing Smart Societies, organized by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), China National Convention Center, Beijing, China, November 25-26 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Questions and Discussions on Contested Science: Public Controversies about Science and Policy," The 11th SciREX Seminar "An Agenda for Science and Technology Policy in the Netherlands," Expert Club Kasumigaseki Knowledge Center, Tokyo, Japan November 17 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Japan’s Experience of Implementing Green Innovation and Strategies for Tackling Climate Change," Green Technology Center (GTC) International Symposium 2015: Korea's Opportunities in Response to Major Countries' Climate Change and Green Technology Policy, Seoul, South Korea, November 12 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Implementing Innovation on Smart Cities through Stakeholder Collaboration: International Comparative Analysis," Seminar on Driving Adoption of Sustainable Transport Technology: What Policy and Business Strategies are Effective?, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 10 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Current State of Activities and Discussions in the Expert Group on Catalogue of Policy Support Tools and Methodologies (Deliverable 4c)," First National Meeting in 2015 of Experts for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), organized by the Ministry of the Environment, Tokyo, Japan, October 27 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Challenges and Opportunities in Coordinating Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy and Policy Making Processes," Symposium "Toward Co-evolution of Science for Policy and Policy Making Process in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy - Challenges and Future Perspectives," Science for RE-designing Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (SciREX) Center, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan, October 14 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Japan’s Experience of Energy Innovation and Lessons for Tackling Climate Change," Observer Research Foundation (ORF) Conference on Technology and Climate Change: Innovation and Partnership for Transitional Change, New Delhi, India, September 23 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Implementing Sustainability Science: Knowledge, Institutions, and Transdisciplinarity," Course on Human Development and Global Sustainability, Intensive Core (IC) Courses, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), Tokyo, Japan, September 10 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Resilience in Climate Change Mitigation," Transformation and Resilience on Urban Coasts (TRUC) Workshop on the Risk of Climate Change in Tokyo, organized in collaboration with R!SE Japan Collaboration Committee, PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata, Tokyo, Japan, August 19 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Tackling Air Pollution in Asia: Possibilities and Challenges in Stakeholder Collaboration for Sustainability Innovation," First Workshop on the Research Project on Urban Air Quality Improvement in Asia, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan, August 6 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "International Trends in Discussions on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Environmental Fields with a Focus on Climate Change and Energy Issues," Okinawa Workshop on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Okinawa Shogaku Senior High School, Naha, Okinawa, Japan, July 17-18 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Foresight as a Methodology for Mobilizing Knowledge in Public Decision Making: Lessons and Implications for Science Advice," Workshop on Empirical Studies of Roles of Scientific Advisors, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP), University College London, United Kingdom, June 18 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Stakeholder Platforms for Sustainability Innovation: Potentials and Challenges for Japan-China Collaboration," Second Japan-China Workshop on New Environmentally Sustainable Systems for China and Japan, organized by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Fuji-Yoshida, Yamanashi, Japan, April 18 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Technological Innovation Systems of Smart Cities: Opportunities and Challenges for International Comparison and Cooperation," Research Seminar, Korean Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, March 19 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Stimulating Innovation for Sustainability: Co-evolution of Technology and Institutions," Department of Nuclear and Energy Engineering, Jeju National University, Jeju, South Korea, March 17 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Transdisciplinarity in Sustainability Science: Knowledge Integration and Stakeholder Collaboration for Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction," Official Public Forum on Transdisciplinary Education for Disaster Risk Reduction: Launching the International Network for Advancing Transdisciplinary Education, United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR), Sendai, Japan, March 15 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Introduction to Session 2: Stimulating Innovation in an Information-Intensive Environment: Opportunities and Challenges for Social Design and Management," Second GSDM International Symposium "Four Years after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Recent Trends in Innovation, Resilience, and Security and Their Implications for the Future," organized by the Global Leader Program for Social Design and Management (GSDM) and the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP), University of Tokyo, March 11 (2015).

Blackstock, Jason, and Masaru Yarime, "Understanding a Super Cyber Society: Towards Economics and Policy Studies of Big Data," Workshop on Future Strategies for Science and Technology: Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) and Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI) of Emerging Technologies for a Super-Cyber Society, organized by the Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS) of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) in cooperation with the National Institute of Informatics (NII), Tokyo, Japan, March 10 (2015).

Blackstock, Jason, and Masaru Yarime, "Science and Technology Policy for Grand/Societal Challenges: Managing Risks and Innovation for a Super-Cyber Society," The Eighth Symposium on Informatics, Science Council of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, March 9 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Transdisciplinarity for Knowledge Integration and Multi-Actor Collaboration: Functions of Stakeholder Platforms and Implications for Sustainability Transitions," LPTransition Open Seminar Series 2, Louvain Open Research Platform on Ecological and Social Transition, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, March 4 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Science, Technology, and Innovation for Sustainability: Knowledge Integration and Multi-Actor Collaboration through Stakeholder Platforms," Research Seminar, Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU), Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, February 27 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Sustainability Innovation through University-Stakeholder Collaboration: The Case of Emerging Initiatives on Phosphorus across the Globe," STePS Colloquium, Department of Science, Technology, and Policy Studies (STePS), Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences (BMS), University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands, February 18 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Modeling Complex Systems for Public Policies: The Environment as a Complex Object," International Seminar, Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Secretariat of Strategic Affairs of the Presidency of the Republic (SAE/PR), Brasilia, Brazil, February 12 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance for Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges in University-Industry-Government Collaboration," Fifth International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS), United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan, January 22-24 (2015).

Yarime, Masaru, "Introduction to Session I on Smart Community Vision from Japan," International Energy Policy Roundtable for Smart Communities: Promoting Synergies and Accelerating Innovation, organized by the Japan Smart Community Alliance (JSCA), Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ), Tokyo, Japan, December 12 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Current State of Activities and Discussions in the Expert Group on Catalogue of Policy Support Tools and Methodologies (Deliverable 4c)," Second National Meeting of Experts for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Ministry of the Environment, Tokyo, Japan, December 5 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Science, Technology, and Innovation for Societal Challenges: Stakeholder Platforms and Social Experimentation," International Symposium on Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance: Making the Most of Science and Innovation through Better Governance," University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, November 28 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "The Role of Public Policy and Administration for Promoting Science, Technology, and Innovation for Sustainability in China," Sichuan Administration Institute (SAI), Chengdu, Sichuan, China, November 11 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governing Science, Technology, and Innovation for Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges in Public Policy and International Cooperation in East Asia," The 9th Trilateral Science and Technology Policy Seminar, organized by the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development (CASTED), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Policy and Management (CAS/IPM), National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP) of Japan, Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI) of Korea, and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP), Chengdu, China, November 10-11 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Higher Education for Sustainable Development (HESD) and Sustainability Science: Integrating Education, Research, and Engagement with Society," Session 5 on HESD: Sustainability Science and Engagement with Society, International Conference on Higher Education for Sustainable Development: Higher Education Beyond 2014, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, November 9 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Experiences of Knowledge Integration and Stakeholder Collaboration in Sustainability Science: Challenges and Opportunities for Transdisciplinary Education for Disaster Risk Reduction," Transdisciplinary Education for Disaster Risk Reduction (Te-DRR) Conference, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan, October 31 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Stimulating Innovation for Sustainability: Functions, Organizations, and Strategies of Stakeholder Collaborations in Society," Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, October 27 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Challenges and Opportunities in Sustainability Science: Academic Development, Institutionalization, and Stakeholder Collaboration," ISS/STS Seminar Series, Institute for Science and Society (ISS), University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, October 16 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Science, Technology, and Innovation for Tackling with Societal Challenges: Knowledge, Networks & Public Policy," Plenary Lecture, 2014 GMSI-GSDM Summer Camp, Graduate Program for Mechanical Systems Innovation (GMSI) and the Global Leader program for Social Design and Management (GSDM), University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, September 26-29 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Encouraging Innovation for Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges in Collaborating with Stakeholders in Society." Guest Lecture, Department of International Development, Community, and Environment (IDCE) and the George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University, Worcester, MA, Untied States, September 23 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Towards Network Governance for Sustainability: Promoting Resilience in Energy Systems," Transportation@MIT Seminar Series, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, Untied States, September 22 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Precarious Universities: Experiences, Expectations, and Experimentation for Sustainability Transitions," TAC Talk 2: Life-Based Lessons from Japan, Transition Academy and Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, September 11 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Current State of Activities and Discussions in the Expert Group on Catalogue of Policy Support Tools and Methodologies (Deliverable 4c)," First National Meeting of Experts for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Ministry of the Environment, Tokyo, Japan, July 24 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, and Ali Kharrazi, "Towards Quantitative Assessment of Sustainability: An Indexation Based on the Balance between Efficiency and Resilience," Indicator Workshop, Asia-Pacific Nexus Project, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Kyoto, Japan, July 24 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, and Ali Kharrazi, "Targeting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Global Energy Systems through Network Governance," Second Workshop on the Project on Sustainability Transformation beyond 2015 (POST 2015), Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, July 17-18 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Strategic Resource Logistics for Creating Sustainability Innovation through Stakeholder Platforms: Implications for Technology Assessment," Third International Workshop of RISTEX Science of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy on Technology Assessment: A Stable Solution or Only Relevant Under Pressure?, organized by the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, Faculty of Science and Technology of Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Portugal, and the Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society (RISTEX) of Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Tokyo, Japan, July 11 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Creating Innovation for Eco Cities through Public Engagement: Opportunities and Challenges for Japan-China Collaboration," Japan-China Young Scientists Interdisciplinary Academic Forum 2014 on Multi-Generational Co-Creating Society and Eco Cities, jointly organized by the China Association of Science and Technology (CAST) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Beijing, China, June 16-17 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Promoting Science, Technology, and Innovation for Grand Challenges/Societal Challenges: Implications for the Fifth Science and Technology Basic Plan," Second Discussion Meeting on the Science for Redesigning Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (SciREX), Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, May 31 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Science, Technology, and Innovation for Addressing Societal Challenges: The Role of University in Collaboration with Stakeholders," Research Seminar for the Project on Strategic Governance and the Management of Academia, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan, May 22 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Phosphorus Governance: Global Analysis and Implementation of Stakeholder Platforms," STEaPP Research Symposium, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP), University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom, May 16 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Possibilities and Challenges in Social Innovation: Policy and Strategic Implications for Developing Countries" Research Seminar, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan, May 13 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, and Ali Kharrazi, "Resilience in Energy Systems: Implications for Public Policy and Strategy for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)," Workshop on Project on Sustainability Transformation beyond 2015 (POST 2015), Tokyo, April 11 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, Makiko Matsuo, and Hideaki Shiroyama, "Challenges in the Diffusion of Recycled Phosphorus from Sewage Systems in Japan," Workshop on the Visualization of Public Communications, University of Tokyo, Japan, March 5 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governance for Sustainability Innovation: Potentials of Japan-China Collaboration," First China-Japan (CAS-JST) Workshop on New Environmentally Sustainable Systems for Japan and China, jointly organized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Institute of Urban Environment, CAS, Xiamen, China, February 21-22 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Science, Technology, and Innovation in the Future Earth and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Implications for Phosphorus Resources Recycling," Ninth Meeting of the University-Industry-Government Strategic Council for the Security and Management of Phosphorus Resources, Committee for the Promotion of Phosphorus Resources Recycling, Tokyo, January 24 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Opportunities and Challenges in UNEP FI Projects and Activities: Implications for Utilizing Scientific Data and Knowledge through Collaboration with Scientists and Technological Experts," United Nations Environment Programme Financial Initiative (UNEP FI) Japan Group Meeting, Daiwa Securities, Tokyo, January 14 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "Regulatory, Management, and Governance Approaches to Sustainability Innovation," Special Lecture on Regulatory Science, Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS), Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, January 8 (2014).

Yarime, Masaru, "A Systemic Approach to Analyzing Social Innovation: Structure, Functions, and Dynamics," Workshop on Social Innovation for the Center of Innovation S&T-based Radical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program (COI STREAM) supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, December 27 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governance of Innovation for Sustainability," Environmental & Resource Economics Workshop 23, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, December 20 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Why Natural Capital Matters - Global Trends," Keynote Speech, Special Seminar on Natural Capital: Global Trends in Natural Capital and Leading Initiatives in Japan, Eco Products 2013, Tokyo, Japan, December 12 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, and Kaori Nomura, "UNEP FI E-RISC Project: Integrating Ecological Risks into Sovereign Credit Risk Assessment," Eco Products 2013, Tokyo, Japan, December 12-14 (2013).

Kharrazi, Ali, and Masaru Yarime, "Towards Quantitative Assessment of Sustainability: An Application of Ecological Information-Based Approach to Resource Networks," Eco Products 2013, Tokyo, Japan, December 12-14 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "A Network Approach to Understanding Sustainability: Implications for the Governance of Innovation Systems," Fifth Academic Workshop on Systems Innovation: Power of Networks, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, December 6-7 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Theories and Practices of Sustainability Innovation," Special Lecture, Business Creation and Management for Environmental Industries, Education Program for Field-Oriented Leaders in Environmental Sectors in Asia and Africa (FOLENS), Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, November 30 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Governance for Sustainability Innovation" (in Japanese), Session on the Governance System for Sustainable Development of Life Science, 25th Annual Meeting of the Japan Association for Bioethics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, November 30 (2013).

Kumazawa, Taku, and Masaru Yarime, "Transformation of the Paradigm of Marketing Induced by Crowd Funding: An Analysis of the Community-Based Governance Mechanism" (in Japanese), Second Marketing Conference 2013, Waseda University, Tokyo, November 10 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Practice of Natural Capital Evaluation in Environmental Rating Loans and Regional Development in Japan," Workshop on the Natural Capital Declaration: From Awareness to Implementation - Moving towards systematic inclusion of natural capital in financial products across asset classes, United Nations Environment Programme Financial Initiative (UNEP FI) Sustainability Finance Week, Beijing, China, November 11 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Management of Mercury," World Bank and Global Environment Facility (GEF) Joint Seminar on Minamata Convention on Mercury, World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center, Tokyo, Japan, October 4 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Global Sustainability Innovation" (in Japanese), Open Seminars on Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy: Technological Innovation and Societal Transformation, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan, August 10 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Implementing Japan-China Partnership on Innovation for Urban Sustainability," Fourth Japan-China Interdisciplinary Young Scientists' Academic Forum: Contributions of Science and Technology to Planning Green Cities, Beijing, China, August 7-8 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Towards Developing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Concepts, Methodologies, and Measurements," Yokohama Workshop on the Project on Sustainability Transformation beyond 2015 (POST-2015), Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, July 25-27 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Co-evolution of Technology and Public Policy for the Sustainability of Phosphorus Recycling," Keynote Speech, Dialogue Session on Recycling Policy and Technology Innovation," Global Transdisciplinary Processes of Sustainable Phosphorus Management (Global TraPs) First World Conference, Global Conference on Nutrient Management, Beijing, China, June 18-20 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy for Implementing Innovation: STEaPP as a Platform for Cross-Disciplinary, Cross-Sectoral, and Global Collaboration," Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP), University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom, June 14 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Natural Capital in the Context of Recent Discussions on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)," Chair's Introductory Lecture, Working Group on Natural Capital First Meeting, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Tokyo, April 26 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "UNEP FI Project on Environmental Risk Integration in Sovereign Credit Analysis (E-RISC): Its Findings and Implications for Future Actions in the Financial Industry" (in Japanese), United Nations Environmental Programme Financial Initiative (UNEP FI) Japan Group Seminar, Daiwa Securities, Tokyo, Japan, April 26 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Comments on the Role of Real-time Technology Assessment in STI Processes," International Conference on Using Evidence and Human Resource Development for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Processes, International House of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, March 8-9 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Creating Innovation for Sustainability: Integration of Innovation Systems and Management Perspectives," Public Research Seminar, School of Environment, Enterprise, and Development (SEED), University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, March 4 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Stakeholder Collaboration for Creating Innovations for Global Sustainability," Kawasaki International Eco-Tech Fair 2013, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, February 1 (2013).

Yarime, Masaru, "Introduction to A New Angle on Sovereign Credit Risk – E-RISC: Environmental Risk Integration in Sovereign Credit Analysis," United Nations Environmental Programme Financial Initiative (UNEP FI, Geneva) E-RISC Project Seminar, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Tokyo, Japan, December 26 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Creating Sustainability Innovation: Its Possibilities and Challenges" (in Japanese), Keynote Speech, Public Symposium of the Research Center for Sustainable Mechanical Systems, Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, December 13 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Theories and Practices of Sustainability Innovation," Special Lecture, Business Creation and Management for Environmental Industries, Education Program for Field-Oriented Leaders in Environmental Sectors in Asia and Africa (FOLENS), Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, December 1 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainability Science and Its Challenges in Academic Development, Institutionalization, and Societal Contribution," Third SUSTAIN.CAFE, Kashiwa Campus, University of Tokyo, October 19 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Strategic Resource Logistics for Sustainability Innovation" (in Japanese), Workshop on Strategies on Materials and Energy, Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Tokyo, October 17 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Integrating Environmental Risks into Credit Rating for Sustainability," Session on How Natural Capital Accounting and Innovative Financing Mechanisms Can Achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target No. 20, Civil Society Policy Forum, 2012 Annual Meetings of International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group, Tokyo Japan, October 11 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Bringing forth Innovation on Renewable Energy in the Region: University as a Platform for Stakeholder Collaboration and Social Experimentation for Sustainability, Public Seminar, Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Germany, September 18 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Understanding Sustainability as a Balance between Efficiency and Resilience," Lyon-UT-Yokohama Workshop on Dealing with Urban Vulnerability, jointly organized by the University of Lyon, City of Lyon, and the University of Tokyo, Yokohama, Japan, September 6-7 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Innovation for a Sustainable Future: Science and Technology for State Power, Business Competitiveness, or Societal Resilience?," Abe Fellowship Program 20th Anniversary Symposium "Possible Futures for Japan", International House of Japan, Tokyo, July 2 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainability Innovation through Stakeholder Collaboration," Keynote Speech, Second Collaborative Congress between Academic Societies on Sustainability and Project Management Systems, organized by the International Association of Project and Program Management (IAP2M) in collaboration with the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (SCEJ) and the Development Engineering Society of Japan (DESJ), Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, June 16 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Social Collaboration for Sustainability Innovation," Sustainability Seminar with General Electric (GE) and the University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, May 19 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Resilience and Adaptability for Sustainability Innovation: Establishing Social Business Models through Stakeholder Collaboration, Research Symposium on Building Resilience and Adaptability in the Built Environment - Technologies, Business Models, Policy Tools, and Stakeholder Engagement," Institute of Industrial Science, Komaba Research Campus, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, March 23 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, et al., "Priority Setting for Case Studies on the Node on Dissipation and Recycling," Global TraPs Workshop IV, El-Jadida, Morocco, March 16-18 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Technology Foresight and Sustainability: A Perspective from Japan," SFES3213: Technology Mapping, Department of Science and Technology Studies, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, March 14, (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainability Science: Towards a New Approach in Integrating STI and Sustainability," SFGS 6120: Introduction to Science, Technology and Sustainability, M.Sc. Program in Science, Technology and Sustainability, Department of Science and Technology Studies, University of Malaya, March 12 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Education, Research and Societal Contribution Activities at the University of Tokyo on Sustainability Science and Innovation," Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS), Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 9 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainability Science as an Emerging Academic Field: A Perspective from Japan," Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS) of Universiti Sains Malaya (USM), Penang, Malaysia, March 7 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Integrating Education, Research, and Societal Contribution in Sustainability Science: Opportunities and Challenges for Japan-Africa Collaboration in Higher Education Institutions," Keynote Speech, International Seminar on Sustainability Science Research and Education in Support of Africa's Development, organized by the Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS), Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo and the United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP), Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, March 3 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Corporate Social Responsibility for Sustainability: Integrating Corporate Strategy and Public Policy for Innovation," Keynote Lecture, Coca Cola Young Environmental Leaders Summit 2012, organized by the Asian Program for Incubation of Environmental Leaders (APIEL), Uenbetsu Shogakko Coca-cola Environment House, Kuriyama-cho, Yubari-gun, Hokkaido, Japan, February 27 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Introduction to Ph.D. Session," Ph.D. Session, International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS) 2012, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States, February 20 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Introduction to the Case of Rebuilding from the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake: The Role of Sustainability Science," Ph.D. Session, International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS) 2012, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States, February 20 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Business Strategy Public Policy, and Institutional Design for Sustainability Innovation," Special Lecture for the Course on Business Creation and Management for Environmental Industries, Education Program for Field-Oriented Leaders in Environmental Sectors in Asia and Africa (FOLENS), Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, January 28 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Research and Development Investment in the Automotive Industry: Implications for Environmental Protection and Safety," Seminar of the Research Project on Integrated Use of Accident Statistics and Insurance Statistics on Road Traffic Accidents, Japan Research Center for Transport Policy, Tokyo, January 28 (2012).

Yarime, Masaru, "Societal Collaboration for Global Sustainability: University's Function, Methodology, and Creation of Global Leaders" (in Japanese), APIEL Symposium 2011 Societal Collaboration through CSR: Actions for Global Sustainability, Koshiba Hall, Hongo Campus, University of Tokyo, November 11 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Integration of Knowledge for Urban Sustainability" (in Japanese), Second Workshop of the Research Project on Urban Reformation Program for Realization of a Bright Low-Carbon Society," Kashiwa Campus, University of Tokyo, November 8 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, Encouraging Sustainability Innovation in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges for Green Growth," Dialogue 2: Toward Green Growth in Africa by Inclusive Cooperation between Multiple Stakeholders, Policy Dialogue on Climate Change in Africa, Tokyo, October 31 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainability Science as a Multidisciplinary Science: Understanding Complex, Dynamic Interactions between Natural, Human, and Social Systems," JSPS Second Multidisciplinary Science Form, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.A., October 28 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Urban Vulnerability, Resilience, and Sustainability: Some Implications from Sustainability Science," Session on Facing Urban Vulnerability: New Approaches to Urban Design and Architecture, Todai Forum 2011, Siège du Conseil Région Rhône-Alpes, Lyon, France, October 20 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Higher Education for Sustainability in a Globalizing World: Opportunities and Challenges for Japan-Africa Collaboration," UNU Seminar on Higher Education for Sustainable Development in Africa, United Nations University Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan, October 14 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Creating a Platform for Sustainability Innovation through University-Industry Collaboration," 4th International Tokyo Colloquium on Sustainability Science & Education: Towards Reconstruction and Rebirth, Hosei University Ichigaya Campus, Tokyo, October 5 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Recent Issues and Topics in the Field of Sustainability Innovation," Clean Green Forum 2011 in Tokyo - Investors and Advisors Meet Up, Thomson Reuters, Tokyo, September 29 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Understanding Earthquake, Tsunami, and Fukushima: A Perspective from Sustainability Science," Observatoire des Données du Développement Durable (O3D), Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) France, Paris, France, September 2 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, Daniel Lang, and Andrea Ulrich, "Working Group Session: Node on Dissipation and Recycling," Global Transdisciplinary Processes for Sustainable Phosphorus Management (Global TraPs) Project Workshop III - Setting the Stage for P Research: Identifying Guiding Questions, Critical Issues and Case Studies, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland, August 29-30 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Proposals for a Sustainable World" (in Japanese), Energy Saving and Disaster EXPO 2011, Akita-shi, Akita, Japan, August 26 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Concepts and Methodologies in Sustainability Science and Implications for Urban Sustainability," 2011 ProSPER.Net Young Researchers' School, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, August 8 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Introduction to Recent Trends in Research on Sustainability Innovation" (in Japanese), Ninth Meeting, Research Group on Green Innovation, Gakushi Kaikan, Tokyo, August 4 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Discussion on Development of Conceptual Framework for Research on ESD Indicators," Expert Workshop on Monitoring and Evaluation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Asia-Pacific Region, Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Tokyo, July 25-26 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Transferring Solar LED Lanterns to Africa: Implications for Reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions," International Symposium on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), Tokyo, Japan, July 6 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Policies for Promoting Innovation on Climate Change," International Workshop on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), Tokyo, Japan, July 5 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Encouraging Sustainability Innovation through Social Collaboration" (in Japanese), You & Earth Lecture, UBS Securities Japan, Tokyo, April 25 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainability Science: Transforming University as a Platform for Innovation through Social Experimentation between Academia, Industry, and the Public Sector," Research Seminar, Groupe de Recherche en Économie Théorique et Appliquée (GREThA), University of Bordeaux IV, Bordeaux, France, March 22 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sectoral Studies of Environmental Innovation: Cases of the Chemical, Materials, Automotive, and Electronic Industries," Research Seminar, Groupe de Recherche en Économie Théorique et Appliquée (GREThA), University of Bordeaux IV, Bordeaux, France, March 17 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Problem-Based Learning for Integrating Education, Research, and Contribution to Society for Sustainability: University as a Platform for Social Experimentation through Stakeholder Collaboration," International Workshop on Problem-Based Learning in Sustainability Programs, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States, March 9-10 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Bringing forth Global Sustainability Innovation through Collaboration between Academia, Industry, and the Public Sector," Session on Sustainability Science, Second International Conference on Sustainability Science in Asia (ICSS Asia), Vietnam National University (VNU) Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2-4 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Knowledge in Sustainability Science: Science, Society, and the Third Wave," Third Kick-off Research Meeting, Research Project on Sustainability and Humanities, Yayoi Auditorium, University of Tokyo, February 22 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Business Strategy, Public Policy, and Institutional Design for Sustainability Innovation," Special Lecture for the Course on Business Creation and Management for Environmental Industries, Education Program for Field-Oriented Leaders in Environmental Sectors in Asia and Africa (FOLENS), Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, February 5 (2011).

Yarime, Masaru, "Possibilities and Challenges in Innovation Systems Approaches for Sustainability Science," Fourth CEIDS Academic Seminar, Center of Environmental Innovation Design for Sustainability (CEIDS), Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, December 28 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Possibilities and Challenges in Sustainability Science: Education, Research, and Societal Collaboration," International Seminar, Graduate School of Education, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, December 11 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Module 5: Innovation and Sustainability," Nissan Workshop in Intensive Program on Sustainability (IPoS): Sustainable Cities and Mobility in 2050, Shonan Village Center, Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan, December 9 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Possibilities and Challenges in Systems Approaches to Sustainability Innovation," Workshop on Discovering Social Wishes through Systemic Observation for Innovation in the Age of Sustainability, Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Tokyo, December 4 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Comments on University Appraisal for Diversity, Innovation and Change towards Sustainable Development: A Perspective from IR3S and the University of Tokyo," 5th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education - Higher Education's Commitment for Sustainability: From Understanding to Action, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, November 23-25 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainability Science and Innovation" (in Japanese), November Meeting, International Management Association (IMA), Tokyo, Japan, November 18 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Introduction to Session on Developing Corporate Responsibility Guidelines in Japan," Asia Pacific Academy of Business in Society (APABIS) Annual Conference 2010, United Nations University, Tokyo, November 4-5 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "University as a Platform for Social Experimentation towards Sustainability Innovation," Sustainability Science Workshop : A Roadmap for Industry-Academia for a Transition towards Sustainability, United Nations Headquarters, New York, New York, United States, October 5 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Role of University as a Platform for Stakeholder Collaboration for Societal Experimentation" (in Japanese), Sociotechnology Research Network Seventh Symposium: Participation and Collaboration in Implementation of Sociotechnology, Hongo Campus, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, September 27 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Comments on Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Security and Development: The Case of Southern Africa," Japan Consortium for Human Security Education and Research Annual Meeting 2010: Human Diversity and Business, Komaba Campus, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, September 25-26 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Introduction to Session on Urban Sustainability: ESD Practices in Asia," Global Citizens’ Conference on the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan, September 10 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Introduction to Session on Sustainability," Workshop on Sustainability and Peace, UNU Junior Fellows Symposium 2010, UNU Headquarters Building, Tokyo, Japan, September 3 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Corporate Social Responsibility for Sustainability: Integrating Corporate Strategy, Public Policy, and Institutional Design," Keynote Lecture, Coca-Cola Young Environmental Leaders Summit 2010, Kuriyama-cho, Yubari-gun, Hokkaido, August 19-23 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Implementing Sustainability Innovation: University as a Platform for Social Experimentation," Session III: Sustainability Science in Higher Education, Meeting of the Board of Trustees for Sustainability at Arizona State University, Henkel AG Corporate Headquarters, Dusseldorf, Germany, June 30-July 2 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Cross-Cutting Issues and Future Challenges: From First ICSS in Tokyo," Session VI (a): Synthesis and Cross-Cutting Issues, Second International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS), Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, June 23-25 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, and Arnim Wiek, "Introduction to Ph.D. Seminar," Ph.D. Seminar, Second International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS), Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, June 23-25 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Analysis and Implementation of Innovation for Sustainability" (in Japanese), Workshop on Promotion of Evidence-Based Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy, Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Tokyo, June 7 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Introduction to the Workshop on Concepts, Methodologies, and Practices in Graduate Programs on Sustainability: Creating and Implementing Knowledge through Collaboration with Stakeholders," Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS) Annual Meeting 2010, University of Tokyo, March 16-19 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Transdisciplinarity for the Sustainability of Water Resources: Creation of Social Values through Innovation," Poster Presentation, Final Workshop of the Value Creation Initiative supported by Sumitomo Corporation, Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering (RACE), University of Tokyo, March 23 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Comments on Framework and Cases of Transition Management: The Case of Energy," Workshop on Transition Management for Sustainable Society: European Experience and Japanese Context, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, February 13 (2010).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainability Science from the Perspective of Transdisciplinarity" (in Japanese), Seventh Transdisciplinary Seminar, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, December 24 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "International Comparative Analysis of Innovation Systems for Sustainability" (in Japanese), Presentation at the Annual Research Workshop of the Alliance for Global Sustainability, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, December 15 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Module 5: Innovation and Sustainability," Nissan Intensive Program on Sustainability (IPoS) 2009, Yokosuka, Japan, December 12 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Implementing Sustainability Innovation for 25% CO2 Emission Reduction" (in Japanese), Cross-border Deal in Cleantech, organized by Green Business Organization (GBO) and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), Thomson Reuters, Tokyo, December 4 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Introduction to Session 7 on Communication: Towards Creating Strategic Knowledge Platforms for Sustainability Innovation in Asia," International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS) in Asia 2009, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, November 23-24 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainable Development Innovations: Japan's Effort to Unite against Climate Change," Lecture organized by Shell Center for Sustainability and the James A. Baker III Institute Student Forum, Rice University, Houston, Texas, U.S.A., November 19 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Implementing Sustainability Innovation: Corporate Strategy, Public Policy, and Institutional Design," Lecture co-organized by the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy and the Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta with cooperation from the Japan-America Society of Georgia and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., November 16 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Bringing Forth Sustainability Innovation," Conference on Meeting Renewable Energy's Technology Challenge: Innovative Solutions from Japan, organized by the Japan-America Society of Tennessee, Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville, and the University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A., November 13 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainability Science: Its Possibilities and Challenges for the Future," Special Lecture, University of Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A., November 13 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Corporate Strategies for the Next Generation Vehicles: The Development of Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle Innovation Systems," Special Lecture organized by the Japan Business Society of Detroit (JBSD), Consulate General of Japan, Japan Auto Parts Industries Association (JAPIA), Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA), Japan America Society of Greater Detroit and Windsor, Detroit Regional Economic Partnership, and Automation Alley, Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel, Novi, Michigan, U.S.A., November 12 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Towards the Sustainability of Innovation to Address Social Challenges: Comments for Session 2," Workshop on Transforming Innovation to Address Social Challenges, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris, France, November 9-10 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Exploring Sustainability Science: Education, Research, and Innovation," GSE Seminar, Graduate School of the Environment, Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, November 3 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Bringing Forth Sustainability Innovation: From Corporate Business Model to Social Institutionalization," Green Mondays #15, Tokyo, October 26 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Towards Implementing Sustainability Innovation" (in Japanese), Symposium on Innovation for a Greener Society, 24th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management, Tokyo, October 24 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Institutionalizing Sustainability Innovation: Universities as a Platform for Stakeholder Collaboration," Presentation at the AGS-CCES-AGS Sustainability Workshop "From Outreach to Partnership: Defining the Role of Universities in Achieving Sustainability," Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland, October 15-16 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Economic and Market Implications of Sustainability Science: A Japanese Perspective," H2Roma Sustainability Science Seminar: Economic Trends and New Perspectives for the Markets of the New Decade, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, September 21 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Sustainability Science as an Emerging Academic Frontier: Implications for Energy Research," Presentation at the Fourth National Symposium on Frontiers of Engineering organized by the Indian National Academy of Engineering, SRI Convention Centre, Anupuram, India, September 16-17 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Comments on Barriers to Research and Innovation for Solving Social Challenges," Presentation at the CSTP Workshop on Fostering Innovation to Address Social Challenges, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, France, May 25-26 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Establishing Sustainable Business Models for Human Security: From Corporate Governance to Social Innovation," Presentation at Session 3 on Governance, Todai Forum 2009 on Human Security and Business, Cass Business School, City University London, London, United Kingdom, April 27-28 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Chemical Innovation for Sustainability" (in Japanese), Presentation at the Council for Chemical Innovation Strategies, Japan Chemical Innovation Institute (JCII), Tokyo, March 24 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "The Role of Research and Policy Communities for Innovation: Transdisciplinary Approaches for Tackling Social Issues" (in Japanese), Presentation at the Collaborative Workshop on National Strategies for Science, Technology, and Innovation and the Role of Academic Societies and Associations, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, March 17 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Research and Policy Communities in Japan: Towards an Analysis of University-Industry-Government Networks," Presentation at the International Workshop on Knowledge Use and Exchange in the Science, Technology, and Innovation Strategy Formation under Major Government Initiatives: From an International Perspective, Tokyo, March 11 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Establishing Social Business Models for Sustainability" (in Japanese), Presentation at the 8th Seminar of the Research Group on Peacebuilding and Business, University of Tokyo, February 10 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Future Challenges in Sustainability Science," Presentation at Session 7 on the Development of Doctoral Programs on Sustainability Science, International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS) 2009, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, February 5-7 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Institutionalization of Interactions between Science and Society" (in Japanese), Presentation at the Science-Society Symposium "History and Social Studies of Science as General Education at Graduate Schools: Towards Training of Society-Oriented Researchers," organized by the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Shonan Village Center, Hayama, Kanagawa, January 30-31 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Global Innovation Systems on Membrane Technologies," Cirus Seminar, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG), Dubendorf, Switzerland, January 23 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "The Role of Knowledge in Innovation in Japan" (in Japanese), Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on Technological Innovations in Japan - Collecting Experiences and Establishing Foundation -, 79-84 (2009).

Yarime, Masaru, "Designing Data-Driven Sustainability Innovation" (in Japanese), Presentation at the Annual Research Workshop of the Alliance for Global Sustainability, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, December 18 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "Module 5: Innovation and Sustainability," Nissan Intensive Program on Sustainability (IPoS) 2008, Yokosuka, Japan, December 13 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "Exploring Sustainability Science: Opportunities and Challenges for Innovation," Invited Speech, Session E1: Global Perspectives for Sustainability Science - Which Way for Europe?, 5th BMBF Forum for Sustainability: Research for Sustainability - Driver for Innovation, organized by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Berlin, Germany, September 23-25 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "Diversity in Innovation Studies: Towards Dialogue between the Science and Technology Policy (STP) and STS Communities" (in Japanese), Panel Session on Innovation and Science and Technology Policy, STS Network Japan Summer School 2008, Matsushima, Miyagi, Japan, August 3 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "Knowledge, Institution, and Innovation: Opportunities and Challenges in Sustainability Science," Keynote Speech, United Nations University TICAD IV Side Event, "Capacity Development and Policy Needs for Environment Management Technology Development in Africa," United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies, Yokohama, Japan, May 29 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "Institutions for Knowledge and Information Sharing and Collaboration," Presentation at the International Workshop on Open Data and Knowledge Environments for Innovative Research and Development, Shanghai, China, May 24-26 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "Exploring Sustainability Science: Knowledge, Institution, and Innovation," Lecture Series in Sustainability Science, Master's Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March 6 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "Technology and Institution for Sustainability Science," Presentation at the 10th International Workshop on Next Generation Climate Models for Advanced High Performance Computing Facilities, jointly organized with the 1st International Workshop on KAKUSHIN Program, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A., February 28 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "Organizer's Remark," Presentation at the Session on Global Knowledge and Information Commons for Sustainability Science and Innovation, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting 2008, Boston, U.S.A., February 17 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "Design of Global Information Commons for Bringing forth Sustainability Innovation" (in Japanese), Presentation at the 7th Research Workshop, Value Creation Initiative, Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering (RACE), University of Tokyo, January 23 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "International Comparative Analysis of Innovation Systems for Sustainability" (in Japanese), Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Technological Innovations in Japan - Research on the History of Technology by Engineers -, 75-78 (2008).

Yarime, Masaru, "Establishing Information Commons for Global Sustainability," Presentation at the 2007 Annual Meeting of AGS Research Projects, University of Tokyo, December 21 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Innovation and Sustainability," Nissan Workshop in Intensive Program on Sustainability (IPoS) 2007: Cars and Transportation in 2050, Sajima Marina, Yokosuka, December 15 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Creation of Innovation for Global Sustainability" (in Japanese), Lecture at the 8th Strategic Seminar of the Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS), General Library, University of Tokyo, November 22 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "On Knowledge in Sustainability Science" (in Japanese), Presentation at the IR3S Research Meeting on Social Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, November 12 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Introduction to the Workshop," Presentation at the International Workshop on Designing Global Information Commons for Innovation in Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, November 8-10 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Towards Sectoral Systems of Information Commons for Science and Innovation," Presentation at the International Conference on the Science of Design: Exploring the Essence of Creation and Understanding, Kyoto, September 26-28, 2007.

Yarime, Masaru, "On the Structurization of Knowledge: A Perspective from Innovation Studies" (in Japanese), Presentation at the Workshop on the Structurization of Knowledge, Research Institute for Sustainability Science (RISS), Osaka University, Osaka, September 7 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Bringing forth Innovation for Global Sustainability" (in Japanese), Presentation at the 2007 Summer Workshop on Innovation of the Japan Society of Energy and Resources, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, September 3 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Structurization of Sustainability Science" (in Japanese), Presentation at the First National IR3S Workshop 2007, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, July 18 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Comments on Session 4: Industrial Economy (Environmental Economics, Sustainable Production, and Innovation), Presentation at the Second Japan-China Round-Table Meeting on Science and Technology for Sustainability, Toyako, Hokkaido, July 11 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Introduction to the Panel Discussion: Innovation for a Sustainable Society and New Business Model" (in Japanese), Presentation at the 22nd Symposium on "Social Innovation and Business Chance: Toward the Establishment of a Sustainable Society," organized by the Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, July 9 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Summary of Session 1: How Can We Establish and Utilize Information and Knowledge Infrastructure for Collaboration and Innovation?" Presentation at the Global Innovation Ecosystem 2007 Workshop, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, June 30 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Co-evolutionary Process of Value, Technology, and Institution: Analysis of the Mechanism of Creating Environmental Innovation," Final Workshop for Research Findings in 2007, Internal Research Collaboration, Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering (RACE), University of Tokyo, April 2, 270-282 (2007).

Asari, Misuzu, Hiroshi Kawamura, Junta Yamamichi, Masaru Yarime, and Miki Yoshizumi (alphabetical order), "Towards the Creation of Sustainable Food and Environment in Asia," Project Proposal, Nissan Leadership Program for Innovative Engineers (LPIE), Tokyo, March 11, 29 pages (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Structural Analysis of Knowledge Creation, Transmission, and Utilization in the Japanese Innovation System" (in Japanese), Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Technological Innovations in Japan: Collecting Experiences and Establishing Knowledge Foundation, 21-24 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, “Establishment and Utilization of Global Information Commons on Science and Technology” (in Japanese), Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management, 490-493 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Bringing forth Sustainable Innovation through Global Information Commons: Its Possibilities and Challenges" (in Japanese), Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 2007, 318-319 (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Creation of Sustainability Innovation: Design of Global Information Commons" (in Japanese), Proceedings of the Second National Conference 2007 of the International Association of Project & Program Management, ix-xi (2007).

Yarime, Masaru, "Information Commons for Global Sustainability: A Note on Empirical Research," Presentation at the 20th International CODATA Conference: Scientific Data and Knowledge within the Information Society, Beijing, China, October 23-25 (2006).

Yarime, Masaru, "Report on Session 1: National Innovation Systems," Presentation at the International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability 2006: Global Innovation Ecosystem, Kyoto, September 8-9 (2006).

Yarime, Masaru, "Environmental Regulation and Green Innovation: Coevolution of Institution and Technology through Networks," Presentation at the Workshop on Risk Governance, Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS) Annual Meeting 2006, Bangkok, Thailand, March 19-22 (2006).

Yarime, Masaru, "Comments on Crossing Public/Private Borders," Presentation at the International Workshop on Crossing Borders in Sustainability Development: Social Scientific Contributions, Tokyo, February 4 (2006).

Yarime, Masaru, "Public Coordination of Participantsf Behavior and Expectations: An Attempt to Introduce Low-Emission Vehicles in Tokyo" (in Japanese), Presentation at the Second Research Workshop on Science and Technology for Society, Tokyo, March 3 (2005).

Baba, Yasunori, and Masaru Yarime, "University-Industry Collaboration at the University of Tokyo: What Can We Learn from the Case of Photocatalyst?" (in Japanese), Presentation at the Symposium on University-Industry Collaboration in the Post-Industrial Society: Environment, Food, and Tourism, Kagoshima, February 10 (2005).

Yarime, Masaru, "Co-evolution of Regulation and Research and Development Community: International Comparative Analysis of Innovation Networks on Lead-Free Solders" (in Japanese), Proceedings of the 20th Annual Academic Meeting of the Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management, Volume II, 762-765 (2005).

Yarime, Masaru, "Co-evolution of Environmental Regulation and Innovation Network: The Development of Lead-Free Solders in Japan, Europe, and the United States" (in Japanese), Proceedings of the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 42-43 (2005).

Baba, Yasunori, Masaru Yarime, and Naohiro Shichijo, "Creation of Knowledge through Societal Co-creation" (in Japanese), Presentation at the 10th RACE Colloquium, Research for Artifacts, Center for Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, December 10 (2004).

Baba, Yasunori, Masaru Yarime, and Naohiro Shichijo, "Network Analysis of the Research Communities on Photocatalysts: Its Possibilities in Science Policy" (in Japanese), Lecture Report 146, Science and Technology Foresight Center, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Tokyo, July 23, pp. 1-28 (2004).

Yarime, Masaru, "Role of University-Industry Collaboration in New Materials Innovation: Evolving Networks of Joint Patent Applications," Presentation at the INGENIO Research Seminar, Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Management, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, June 14 (2004).

Baba, Yasunori, and Masaru Yarime, "Environmental Regulation and Technological Change: Chemicals and Harmful Substances" (in Japanese), Presentation at the 8th RACE Colloquium, Research for Artifacts, Center for Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, April 26 (2004).

Yarime, Masaru, "Environmental Regulation and Innovation: The Chlor-Alkali Industry in Japan and Europe" (in Japanese), Presentation at the Environmental Economics Seminar, Sophia University, Tokyo, April 21 (2004).

Yarime, Masaru, "New Materials Innovation in Japan: An Analysis from the Perspective of National Innovation Systems," Presentation at the SSES and ESBRI Research Seminar, organized by the Stockholm School of Economics and the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship, Stockholm, Sweden, March 29 (2004).

Yarime, Masaru, "University-Industry Collaboration for New Materials Innovation: The Case of Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyst in Japan," Presentation at the Workshop on Sustainable Materials, Annual Meeting of the Alliance for Global Sustainability, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, March 21-24 (2004).

Yarime, Masaru, "Environmental Regulation and Innovation: A Case Study of Hazardous Substances," Proceedings of the Workshop on Research Group on New Environmental Legislation, Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and Industry, Tokyo, March 5, 46-72 (2004).

Yarime, Masaru, and Yasunori Baba, "The Role of University Scientists in Science-Based Innovation: The Case of Photocatalyst" (in Japanese), Proceedings of the 19th Annual Academic Meeting of the Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management, 159-162 (2004).

Baba, Yasunori, Masaru Yarime, Naohiro Shichijo, and Yuichi Nagahara, "Innovation through University-Industry Collaboration: Network Analysis of Research and Development Community" (in Japanese), Proceedings of the 19th Annual Academic Meeting of the Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management, 175-177 (2004).

Yarime, Masaru, "Unlocking Diesels: Introduction of CNG Vehicles in Tokyo through Public Coordination," International Workshop on Social Decision Making Process for Energy Technology Introduction: Case Study Approach and Analytical Framework, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo, December 13 (2003).

Yarime, Masaru, "On Technological Lock-in" (in Japanese), Presentation at the TCS Research Seminar, Shizuoka, August 21-23 (2003).

Baba, Yasunori, and Masaru Yarime, "What Does University-Industry Collaboration Mean in Japan?: Implications from the Case Study of Photocatalyst" (in Japanese), Presentation at the AEE Research Seminar on University-Industry Collaboration: Starting from the Examination of Facts, Research Center for Advanced Economic Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, June 30 (2003).

Yarime, Masaru, "New Materials Innovation through University-Industry Collaboration: The Case of Commercialization of Photocatalyst," Presentation at the PREST Research Seminar, Policy Research in Engineering, Science and Technology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, May 14 (2003).

Yarime, Masaru, "Science-Technology Permeation through University-Industry Collaboration: The Case of Photocatalyst," Presentation at the SPRU Research Seminar, Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom, May 12 (2003).

Yarime, Masaru, "New Materials Innovation through University-Industry Collaboration," Presentation at the UNU/INTECH Research Seminar Series 2003-3, United Nations University Institute for New Technologies, Maastricht, The Netherlands, May 9 (2003).

Baba, Yasunori, and Masaru Yarime, "Possibilities of Technology Transfer of TiO2 Photocatalyst for Environmental Protection," Presentation at the Japan-China Seminar organized by the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China, January 21 (2003).

Baba, Yasunori, and Masaru Yarime, "Science-Technology-Commercialization Interaction Networks: The Case of Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyst," Presentation at the International Symposium on Consolidation of Technology Management with Science Policy Research, Tokyo, January 30 (2003).

Baba, Yasunori, and Masaru Yarime, "Bringing Forth New Technology Innovations: Possibilities of TiO2 Photocatalyst for the Protection of Ecosystems," Presentation at the Japan-Vietnam Seminar organized by the Institute of Applied Physics and Scientific Instrumentation and the Vietnam National Center for Sciences and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam, January 7 (2003).

Yarime, Masaru, "Environmental Regulation and Innovation Strategy: A Case Study of the Chemical Industry" (in Japanese), Proceedings of the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 206-207 (2003).

Yarime, Masaru, "Environmental Policy in the Presence of Technological Uncertainty, Diversity, and Rigidity: The Case of the Japanese Chlor-Alkali Industry," Presentation at the International Workshop on Industrial Innovation and Environmental Regulation: Toward an Integrated Approach, Maastricht, The Netherlands, September 6-7 (2002).

Yarime, Masaru, Hideaki Shiroyama, and Tatsujiro Suzuki, "Understanding the Dynamics of Green Innovation: Case Studies of the Gas Turbine, Hybrid Car, and Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles Technologies," Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Alliance for Global Sustainability, San Jose, Costa Rica, March 21-23 (2002).

Yarime, Masaru, "Bringing forth Green Innovation for Circulatory Society: A Perspective from the Chemical Process Industry" (in Japanese), Proceedings of the 17th Annual Academic Meeting of the Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management, 345-348 (2002).

Yarime, Masaru, and Yasunori Baba, "Environmental Policy in the Presence of Emerging Technologies: A Case of the Chlor-Alkali Industry," Poster Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Alliance for Global Sustainability, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 14-17 (2001).

Yarime, Masaru, and Yasunori Baba, "Uncertainty and Diversity in the Development of Environmentally Conscious Technology: A Case of CFC Alternatives," Presentation at the Workshop on Collaborative Design Environment for the Design of Intelligent Artifacts 1997-1998 with Engineering Design Centre, University of Cambridge; Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering, University of Tokyo; and Matsushita Research Institute Tokyo, Inc., Tokyo, March 16-17 (1998).

Yarime, Masaru, "Examining the Porter Hypothesis from the Perspective of Innovation Studies" (in Japanese), Presentation at the First Workshop on Environmental Studies 1998 "Transdisciplinary Approach to CO2 Emission Reduction: Is It Possible to Achieve Environmental Protection and International Competitiveness?," University of Tokyo, Tokyo, January 29 (1998).

 

Supervision of Doctoral Dissertations:

Gebhardt, Sebastian, "Insights and Implications to Increase the Transfer Speed of Sustainable Research Outcomes to Commercialized Manufactured Consumer Products," Innovation, Policy, and Entrepreneurship Thrust, Society Hub, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou, expected in June 2025.

Wan, Yanlin, "Data-Driven Innovation for Sustainability," Innovation, Policy, and Entrepreneurship Thrust, Society Hub, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou, expected in June 2025.

Varela Soares, Ian, "Digitalization and Its Implications for Energy Consumption," Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, expected in June 2025.

Cuaton, Ginbert Permejo, "Surviving and Managing Compound and Cascading Risks: Toward the Resilience of Climate-Displaced Communities in the Philippines," Division of Environment and Sustainability, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, expected in June 2024.

Xie, Siqi, "Toward Digital-oriented Innovation: Quantitative Evaluation of City-level Policy and Subsidies in China," Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, expected in June 2024.

Luo, Ning, "The Impact of Government Interventions on Knowledge Spillovers among Innovation Actors in the Development of Emerging Innovative Industries: Evidence from the Great Bay Area of China," Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, expected in June 2024.

Li, Xiaotong, "Violent Incidents and Physician Behaviors: Evidence from an Online Health Community in China," Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, expected in June 2024.

Dorrer, Liza, "Technological Companies as Stakeholders in Smart City Projects: Trade-offs and Models of Collaboration," Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, expected in June 2024.

Papyshev, Gleb, "Strategies and Public Policy for the Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector," Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, June (2023).

Wu, Jing, "Evolution of E-democracy in China: The Impacts of Government's Approach to Big Data Governance," Department of International Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Science, The University of Tokyo, March (2022).

Jin, Mushan, "Situating Smart City Discourse in Strategic Urban Planning in China: Discursive Practices, Policy Networks, and Institutional Arrangements," School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, October (2021).

Asokan, Vivek Anand, "Exploring Data-Informed Approaches for Sustainability: Boundary Work and Interactional Expertise in the Case of Monsoon Asia," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, June (2019).

Tantiwechwuttikul, Ranaporn, "From Research to Market: Exploring Potentials and Approaches to Secure Sustainable Innovation – A Case Study of Photovoltaic (PV)," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, June (2019).

Tumilba, Victor Ramil Marius Tronco, "Quantifying Socio-ecological System Sustainability: An Ex-post Analysis of the Philippine Brackish Pond Resource Networks," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, June (2015).

Trencher, Gregory Patrick, "Co-creative university partnerships for urban transformations towards sustainability: Beyond the third mission through technology transfer," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, March (2014).

Kharrazi, Ali, "Quantifying the Concept of Sustainability: Holistic Approaches for Intensive and Extensive Dimensions," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, September (2013).

Mutisya, Emmanuel Musau, "Access to Microfinance and Financial Training for Innovative Urban Sustainability: Collective Investments at the Bottom of the Pyramid Segment in Urban Kenya," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, March (2013).

 

Examiner for Doctoral Dissertations:

Liu, Xu, "The Role of Data in Sustainable Urban Mobility Policy," Assessment Committee Member, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, November (2023).

Mingolla, Stefano, "Electrolytic Hydrogen for Deep Decarbonization - Evaluating Costs, Emissions, and Infrastructure Needs in Transportation and Ammonia Industry," Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) Programme, Division of Environment and Sustainability, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, October (2023).

Chen, Yushi, "Blockchain for Climate Fintech: Business Models at the Nexus of Finance and Energy in China," External Examiner, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, United Kingdom, August (2023).

Li, Yue, "Integrated Urban Water System Planning for Studying the Diversification of Water Supply and the Tradeoffs with Energy Dependence and Infrastructure Cost," Environmental Science, Policy, and Management (ESPM) Programme, Division of Environment and Sustainability, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, July (2023).

Anand, Nishant, "Responsible Governance of Digital Identity Systems," External Examiner, Progression Viva, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP), University College London, United Kingdom, July (2022).

Sivarudran Pillai, Vishnu, "Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the Indian Construction Industry," Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, July (2022).

Liu, Tianle, "Assessing Climate Policies of Nations with Enhanced Measurement of Decarbonization of Energy Systems: Global Perspective under Carbon Neutrality and the Case of China," Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, July (2021).

Zhang, Hongyan, "China's Sustainable Development with Multi-agent Participation: The Case of Environmental Governance and Energy Innovation," Department of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, June (2021).

Zhang, Yiqi, "Opportunities of a Global AIS-Based Emissions Inventory - The Significance of Domestic vs. International Shipping, Pollutant and Health Impact Attribution, and Carbon Allocation for the Maritime Industry," Division of Environment and Sustainability, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, July (2020).

Scudder, Dylan Oscar, "Doing Well by Doing Good in a Multi-Hazard Disaster: A Study of Unilever’s Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake," Human Security Program, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, December (2019).

Masuda, Akiyuki, "Structure and Content of Semantic Knowledge of Recycling Implications for Communication and Collaboration between Policymakers and the Public," Department of Systems Innovation, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, September (2019).

Muraoka, Koki, "Innovation on Computer-Aided Synthesis of Zeolites: Policy Implications for Sustainability," Global Leader Program for Social Design and Management, The University of Tokyo, March (2019).

Nomura, Masahiro, "Systems Integration Business: A Case Study of the Photovoltaics Industry," Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, January (2019).

Subramanian Senthilkannan, Karpagam, "Modelling of Environmental and Social Life Cycle Assessment for Enhancing Eco-System Quality and Human Well-being," Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, January (2019).

Sakti, Anjar Dimara, "Role of Food-Water-Energy Nexus in Estimating the Global Potential Groundwater Irrigation Development: Integration of Satellite Imagery and Socio-Economic Databases for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)," Global Leader Program for Social Design and Management, University of Tokyo, September (2018).

Abolude, Akintayo Temiloluwa, "An Energy Meteorology Approach to Wind Power Optimization and Management under the Energy-Environment-Sustainability Nexus," School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, July (2018).

Hu, Yunzi, "Valorisation of Food Waste and Textile Waste into Value-added Products by Novel Biorefinery Strategies," School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, July (2018).

Kashima, Yukie, "An International Comparison of Science Policies for Single-Cell Analysis," Global Leader Program for Social Design and Management, University of Tokyo, March (2018).

Nonaka, Naoki, "Data Utilization for Policy Making by Artificial Intelligence," Global Leader Program for Social Design and Management, University of Tokyo, March (2018).

Chang, Ching-Wen, "A Loop-out Knowledge Management Cycle Model and Its Applications," Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, June (2017).

Mao, Haiyu, "University-Industry Collaboration for Innovation in Science Parks in China," Department of Technology Management for Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, March (2017).

Li, Aitong, "Analysis of Policy-Making Process in Grassland Management in China," Department of International Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2016).

Kimura, Osamu, "The Role of Government in the Development of Energy Technologies," Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, September (2015).

Arman, Ezwan, "Phronetic Perspective in Policy Analysis: An Investigation on National Climate Change Policy in Malaysia," Department of Science & Technology Studies, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June (2015).

Kato, Tomohiko, "Coordination of Corporate Profits and Public Expectations in Government Support: Empirical Study on Research and Development Projects through Consortia," Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, March (2015).

Satanarachchi, Niranji Nadeeka, "Conceptualizing Sustainability Dynamics: A Framework for Interface of Complex Dynamics and Sustainability in Human-Natural Systems," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2015).

Kudo, Shogo, "Sustainability of Rural Areas in the Era of Aging Societies," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2015).

Tomozawa, Takanori, "Study on the Effects of University-Industry Collaboration at the Different Stages of the Solar Cell Technology Lifecycle," Department of Technology Management for Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, September (2013).

Ozeki, Tamane, "Organizational Collaboration and Industrial Formation: An Analysis of Japanese Firms in the Field of Organic Electroluminescence (EL)," Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, March (2013).

Asaoka, Daisuke, "Formation of Prewar Electric Industry in Japan: The Growth of Firms and Institutional Evolution," Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, March (2012).

Murayama, Mai, "A Fundamental Study of Governance in Transformation of Social Systems: Views of Negotiation on Technology Transfer at United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and Consideration on Public Transportation for Rural Cities in Japan," Department of International Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2012).

Sakamaki, Ryuji, "Research on Effective Use of PC Mouse Log Analysis in Web Marketing," Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, December (2011).

Tanaka, Yasuyuki, "The Research of Rating Method for the Movie Contents: Extraction of Value That Composes Movie and Method of Evaluating Uncertain Model," Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, June (2011).

Liu, Simon, "Strategy of Multinational Enterprises on Research and Development Activities in China; A Case of Japanese and US Firms," Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, March (2011).

Kaido, Masaru, "A Study on Fairness and Justice and the Code of Conduct for Contract Administrators and Arbitrators in Construction Contracts: An International Comparison of Public Construction Systems and the Function of the Engineer between Japan and the United Kingdom," Department of International Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2011).

Uchida, Mariko, "Research on Modeling Spillover Effects of the Extension of Contents Business," Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2007).

 

Supervision of Master's Theses:

Henares, Timothy Joseph Gonzaga, "The Effects of Chinese Investments in Digital Infrastructures on Data Policies and Regulations in Host Countries," Division of Environment and Sustainability, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, June (2023).

Jiang, Xiaohui, "Access to Data to Stimulate Innovation for Sustainable Smart Cities in China," Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, August (2022).

Cole, Schyler, "Catalyzing Innovative Investment in Small and Medium Enterprises: Revenue-Based Financing Fund Proposal and Recommendations for Investors and Policymakers," Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, August (2021).

Adrianto, Natasha Talisca, "Climate-related Financial Disclosures in Japan: Towards Mandatory Regulations," Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, August (2021).

Li, Veronica Qin Ting, "Data Governance and Personal Data Use for COVID-19 in Hong Kong," Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, June (2021).

Liu, Shunxi, "Analyzing the Inventive Capability-Building of New Energy Vehicle Industry in China," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, March (2021).

Deng, Wei, "Policy and Institutional Analysis of the Innovation System on Smart Cities in China: The Case of the Smart Parking Industry in China," School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June (2018).

Cheng, Wyman Paul, "The Degree of Readiness in the Philippines on Its Commitment to Total Reliance on Renewable Energy Sources towards 2050," School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, June (2018).

Khlongakkhara, Sasiwimon, "Factors Influencing Fishmeal Producers in Thailand to Adopt Sustainable Fishmeal Sourcing Standards," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2017).

Kobayashi, Miki, "Looking at the Stars: Unpacking the Development of Astronomy in Chile," Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, September (2016).

Faelasufa, "Understanding the Bottlenecks in the Micro/Mini Hydropower Projects to Increase Indonesia's Rural Electrification Ratio," Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, September (2016).

Ahl, Amanda, and Johanna Eklund, "Successful Factors of Woody Biomass Supply Chains in Japan," Division of Energy Technology, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, June (2016).

Sakai, Nobuyuki, "Institutional Comparison of the Public Private Partnership on Exporting Smart Urban Infrastructure," Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, September (2016).

Bala, Gemma, "Establishing a National System for an Evaluation Policy Supportive of Evidence-Based Decisions: A Case of the Philippine Evaluation System for Official Development Assistance," Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, September (2015).

Zhylkybay, Akbolat, "Collaborative Innovation in Public Services: A New Initiative of Kazakhstan," Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, September (2015).

Iida, Mai, "Entrepreneurial In-migrants for Sustainability: Policy Implications for the Future of Rural Regions," Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, September (2015).

Asokan, Vivek Anand, "Flexibility for a Resilient Socio-Economic System," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2015).

Karlsson, Martin, "Smart Grid Innovation Processes and the Social Construction of Technology in Japan and the U.S.A.," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2014).

Shimizu, Tomomi, "Responsible Supply Chain Management as Compliance, Conventional, or Strategic CSR: A Case Study of Conflict Minerals Management in Electronics Companies in Japan, Europe, and the United States," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2014).

Mihashi, Rina, "Integrating Human Capital, Investment, Institution, and Natural Resource: Empirical Evidence for Their Relationships with Economic Growth and Development," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2014).

Peng, Liang, "Examination of Organizational Factors in Sustainability Innovation," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2017).

Omlin, Alan Paul, "Energy Efficiency in Evolutionary Systems: The Jevons Paradox in Global Marine Shipping," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2013).

Ziadeh, Randa Samih Abdallah, "Mandating Green Building in Dubai: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2013).

Pathirana, Shakila Madhushani, "Functions of Stakeholders for Diffusion of Energy Efficiency Technologies in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: A Case Study of the Sri Lankan Apparel Industry," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2013).

Gomes, Catarina Pessanha, "Promoting an Inclusive Work Culture for Innovative Corporate Responsibility Strategies: A Case Study in the Luxury Sector," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2013).

Tauzin, Guillaume Andrea Jeremie, "Supporting Energy Decision-Making: A Multi-Criteria Analysis of France’s 2025 Electricity Generation Scenarios," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2013).

Akiyama, Yuki, "Analysis of Relation between Corporate Environmental Performance and Financial Performance for Environmental Evaluation of Manufacturing Firms," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2013).

Arai, Tomoko, "Potential of Fashion Brands to Solve Sustainability Issues of the Fashion Industry: A Case Study of Motherhouse," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2013).

Kohtake, Reina, "Demand Response Assessment and Strategy Planning for the Condominium Residential Sector in Japan," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2013).

Zhen, Wei Ting, "System Establishment for 'Smart Life': International Comparison of Social Business Models and Consumer Behavior," Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2013).

Kudo, Shogo, "Sustainability in the Marginalization Process of Rural Communities: Implication for Managing an Ageing Society," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2012).

Hirose, Yuta, "Application of the Data-Intensive Approach to Technological Innovation System for Sustainability," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2012).

Tumilba, Victor Ramil Marius Tronco, "An ex-post perspective on human-ecological system resilience and dynamics: A case study of the Philippine brackish-water pond aquaculture," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2012).

Tensay, Abebe Tiga, "Network of Knowledge Generation and Transfer in Sustainability: Toward an Inclusive System Discovery Approach," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2011).

Suzuki, Ryoko, "Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility for Millennium Development Goals: Planning Projects for Business Opportunities and Sustainability," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2011).

Tanaka, Yuko, "Comparative Analysis on Sustainability Assessment and Reporting Frameworks for Higher Education Institutions," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2011).

Enoki, Minami, "Sustainability of Culture as a Dynamics Process: Transformation of Knowledge in Urushi Industry in Japan," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2011).

Alvial Palavicino, Carla Maria Elizabeth, "The Role of Expertise in the Co-Production of Sustainable Technologies: A Case Study on Knowledge Dynamics from Microgrids Development in a Rural Community in Chile," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2010).

Xu, Qing, "Technological Innovation System of Membrane Bioreactor in China," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2010).

Islam, Farzana, "Innovative Strategy on ICT for Sustainable Development: Proposal for a Wireless Infrastructure Model for Bangladesh through Public-Private Partnership," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2010).

Mammadova, Tahira, "Investigation and Analysis of Print Media Attention in Azerbaijan to the Environmental Problems during the Years 1986-2008: Media as a Way to Sustainability," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2009).

Du, Yuming, "Quantitative Analysis of Regional Data on Environmental Investment and Industry in China," Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2008).

Noda, Naoyuki, "Research on Quality Control of Data on Inter-atomic Potentials," Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2008).

 

Examiner for Master’s Theses:

Tang, Mandi, "To Pursue a Value-Based Procurement Approach of Gerontechnology in Hong Kong," Individualized Interdisciplinary Program (Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, August (2022).

Thu, Moe Kyaw, "Governing Smart Cities: Agile Governance as a Practice," Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, August (2021).

Chandra, Kevin, "Comparative Analysis of Innovation Systems in Hong Kong and Shenzhen," Division of Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, August (2019).

Lau, Chi Wai, "Photovoltaic and Battery Systems for Peak Electricity Demand Reduction in Hong Kong Residences," School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, June (2018).

Zhang, Beibei, "Housing Abandonment in Japan: Patterns, Dynamics and Policies," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2014).

Kim, Onnuri, "The Commons for Collaborative Multi-level Governance: Analyzing the Commons Systems' Role as a Social Learning Arena through the Case of the Contemporary Commons Systems in Seoul, Korea," Master of Public Policy, International Program, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, September (2013).

Chiou, Boya, "Very-Low and Lowest-Low Fertility in Asia: Implications of Singlehood and Government Interventions," Master of Public Policy, International Program, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, September (2013).

Margallo, Ronald Dizon, "Prospect for the Regulation of the Philippine Financial Sector in the Medium-Term," Master of Public Policy, International Program, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, September (2013).

Kozawa, Kie, "Motivation of Purchasing a Local Wooden House Case study of Kochi Prefecture, Japan," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2013).

Kamath, Reshma, "Sustainable Growth of Base of Pyramid (BOP) Markets through Cooperative-Style Multinational Corporation (MNC) Ventures," Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, May (2012).

Teixeira, Mariena Irineu, "Productive Use for Rural Electrification: The Impacts of the Single Key Consumer Approach on the Net Social Benefit Components," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2012).

Watanabe Osorio, Juan Haruichi, "Enhancing Diversity and Efficiency to Achieve Energy Security: The Electricity Sector in Mexico," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2012).

Sudo, Chihiro, "Solving Societal Challenges through Market Mechanisms: What Are the Conditions for Establishing BOP Businesses," Department of International Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, March (2012).

Su, Yala, "The Impact of Transit Oriented Development on Sustainable Urban Mobility in Beijing: A case study of Tongzhou and Changping," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2011).

Som, Chanthida, "Community-Private Sector Partnership in Community-Based Ecotourism Development: Contribution to Sustainability, A Case of Chambok in Cambodia," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2011).

Chen, Haiting, "Investigation of Infrastructure's Impacts on Rural Communities' Values in China: A Case Study of Hangzhou Bay Bridge," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2011).

Phuntsho, Loday, "Sustainability of Agriculture Land Use in Eastern Bhutan in Relation to Climatic, Topographic and Social Factors," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2011).

Yao, Qin, "CDM: Solution or Illusion? - Evidence from Rural Jiangzhe, China," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2011).

Razafimahefa, Hasina Miarintsoa, "Developing a Sustainable Financing of Protected Areas: Watershed-Based Payment for Ecosystems Services in Madagascar," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2011).

Takahashi, Miyuki, "Sustainability Analysis of Bio-based and Biodegradable Plastics," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2011).

Aliyanti, Kurnia, "Analyzing Impact of Grass Root ODA Program on Community Capacity Development towards Sustainability," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2010).

Md. Abdul, Latif, "A Study on Effectiveness of Field Water Tube as a Practical Indicator to Irrigate SRI Rice Field in Alternate Wetting and Drying Irrigation Management Practice," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, September (2010).

Dewi, Grace Citra, "Organizational Resource Curse: Sectionalism and Synchronization in Indonesian Resource Policies," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2010).

Qiu, Su, "Sustainable Solar PV Power Scale-up in Residential Sector in China Based on Consumer's Preference," Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, March (2010).

 

Supervision of Graduation Research Projects:

Chan, Tsz Ying, "Network Analysis of the Epistemic Communities on Air Pollution in Asia," School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, June (2018).

Ng, Wing Chung, "The Factors Affecting the Disclosure of Environmental Information in Sustainability Reports: An Analysis of the Listed Companies in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange," School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, April (2018).

Poon, Wing Kuen, "Data-Intensive Analysis of the Sustainability of Smart Cities," School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, April (2018).

Fung, Sau Wai, “Cofiring of Processed Food Waste with Activated Carbon: Thermal Analysis,” School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, April (2018).

 

Organization of Workshops, Seminars, and Forums:

International Workshop on "Exploring Sustainable Smart Cities: Opportunities and Challenges in Interdisciplinary Approaches," School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, August 21-22 (2017).

International Workshops on “Establishment of Information Commons for Global Sustainability,” jointly organized with the National Committee for Data on Science and Technology of the Science Council of Japan and U.S. National Committee for CODATA of the National Academies in cooperation with the Engineering Academy of Japan, with sponsorships from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the United States National Science Foundation (NSF), University of Tokyo, November 8-10 (2007).

Sustainability Seminar Series (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

"Sustainability Challenges Facing Major Cities around the World: Opportunities and Challenges in Hong Kong," Elvis W. K. AU, Deputy Director of Environmental Protection Department (EPD), Hong Kong SAR Government, December 9 (2020).

"Sustainability at CLP: Powering Sustainability and Building a Utility of the Future," Hendrik ROSENTHAL, Director - Group Sustainability CLP Group, Hong Kong, October 23 (2020).

"Supply Chains in Transformation: Towards Digital and Sustainable in the Emerging Markets," Pamela MAR, Executive Vice President – Knowledge and Applications, Fung Academy, Fung Group, Hong Kong, September 25 (2020).

Sustainability Innovation Seminar Series (The University of Tokyo)

58. "GE’s Industrial IoT Strategy: Implications for Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy, Management, and Governance," Mayoran Rajendra, Solution Architect, GE Digital, October 28 (2016).

57. "Bayesian and Non-Bayesian Methods for the Assessment of the Risks of Major Nuclear Accidents," Professor François Lévêque, CERNA, Centre d’Economie Industrielle, Mines ParisTech, France, June 10 (2016).

56. "Moore’s Law and the Governance of Innovation," Christophe Lécuyer, Professor of the History of Science and Technology, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, France, and Senior Research Fellow, Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, United States, June 3 (2016).

55. "Has India become more innovative since the onset of economic liberalisation?" Dr Sunil Mani, Professor, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, June 1 (2016).

54. "A Study on the Success Factors of Small-Scale Woody Biomass Energy System Supply Chains in Japan," Amanda Ahl and Johanna Eklund, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, May 31 (2016).

53. "Authorship Norms and Project Structures in Science," Professor John P. Walsh, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, February 24 (2016).

52. "International Approaches to Industrial-Innovation Policy: A Focus on UK and Japan," Dr. Carlos López-Gómez, Research Associate, Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (CSTI), University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, and Visiting Researcher, Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), and the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP), University of Tokyo, December 17 (2015).

51. "The Ethos of Science Advice," Professor Arthur C Petersen, Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP), University College London (UCL), United Kingdom, November 6 (2015).

50. "New Ways to Reduce Energy Demand: Self Regulation, Voluntary Initiatives, and Social Potential," Dr. Kathryn Janda, Senior Researcher, Lower Carbon Futures, Environmental Change Institute (ECI), University of Oxford, United Kingdom, August 11 (2015).

49. "Triggering Agency in the Food System: Transdisciplinary Research and the Role of Local Food Organizations in Japan and Abroad," Paula Fernández-Wulff, Research Fellow, Research Unit on Biodiversity Governance (BIOGOV), Louvain Open Platform on Ecological and Social Transition (LPTransition) and the Interdisciplinary Institute of Legal Sciences (JUR-I), Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, August 7 (2015).

48. "Smart Cities in Japan - Reflections on Policy Implications," Dr. Roy Nyberg, Canon Foundation Fellow, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo, Japan, and Research Associate, Institute of Science, Innovation and Society, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, June 5 (2015).

47. "Altering the Playing Field: The United States’ Redefinition of the Use-of-Force," Dr. Ingvild Bode, JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (IAS), United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan, May 28 (2015).

46. "International Collaboration and Green Technology Generation: Assessing the East Asian Environmental Regime," Dr. Matthew A. Shapiro, Associate Professor of Political Science, Lewis College of Human Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, United States, December 9 (2014).

45. "Innovations for a Resilient, Low-Carbon Grid: Review of the US Department of Energy's Green Electricity Network Integration (GENI) Program," Dr. Frank Ling, Manager, Cleantech.Org, and Consultant, Smart Wire Grid, San Francisco, California, United States, July 22 (2014).

44. "From a Lean to a Rich View of Innovation: Case Evidence from the Emergence of Mobile Health," Dr. Roy Nyberg, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, June 6 (2014).

43. "Collaboration Research to Support Sustainable Industrial Systems: The Case of End-of-Life Vehicles," Dr. Mélanie Despeisse, Lead Researcher, Centre for Industrial Sustainability, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 14 (2014).

42. "How Is Network Analysis Useful in Understanding the Dynamics of International Environmental Law?" Rakhyun E. Kim, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), Yokohama, Japan, November 8 (2013).

41. "The Pursuit of a Very Low Carbon Energy System in the UK: An Introduction to the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of Manchester," Christopher William Jones, Researcher, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, September 10 (2013).

40. "Identity and the Construction of National Security: U.S. Relations with China and India," Jarrod Hayes, Assistant Professor of International Relations, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States, August 19 (2013).

39. "Environmental Finance: Developing emissions markets to direct clean energy under different models of governance," Janelle Knox-Hayes, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States, and Research Associate, Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and "Current Practices and Future Challenges in Environmental Finance in Japan: What Can be Achieved with 21st Century Financial Action Principles" (in Japanese), Tsukasa Kanai, Head, Corporate Social Responsibility Office, Corporate Planning Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc., Tokyo, Japan, August 21 (2013).

38. "Sustainable and Adaptive Enterprises: Interweaving the Deliberate and Emergent," David Sundaram and Gabrielle Peko, Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, University of Auckland Business School, Auckland, New Zealand, June 24 (2013).

37. "User Innovation in Sustainable Home Energy Technologies," Jouni K. Juntunen, Department of Management and International Business, School of Business, Aalto University, Aalto, Finland, June 3 (2013).

36. "Scaling-up Renewable Energy in Developing Countries," Tobias Schmidt and Joern Huenteler, Chair of Sustainability and Technology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland, February 8 (2013).

35. "A System Thinking Framework for Developing Configurations of Sustainable Industrial Networks," Anthony Halog, Lecturer in Industrial Environmental Management/LCA Certified Professional, School of Geography, Planning & Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, January 30 (2013).

34. "Mapping the UK Low Emission Vehicle Policy Landscape," Karen Anderton, Institute for Carbon and Energy Reduction in Transport, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, January 28 (2013).

33. "Enablers of the Successful Scale up of Innovative Process Technologies Involving Industrial Biotechnology: Implications and Challenges for Sustainable Operations," Manjusha Thorpe, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, September 11 (2012).

32. "The Kyoto Mechanisms and the Diffusion of Renewable Energy Technologies in the BRICS," Michiko Iizuka, Research Fellow, United Nations University Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Maastricht, The Netherlands, August 3 (2012).

31. "Comparative Analysis of the Institutional Development of Environmental Finance in Asia, the United States and Europe," Janelle Knox-Hayes, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States, and Research Associate, Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, July 23 (2012).

30. "Japan's Nuclear Policy: Institutional Obstacles to Change," Jacques E.C. Hymans, Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California, United States, June 18 (2012).

29. "Understanding and Leveraging “Japan Quality” for Sustainable Improvement of Pharmaceutical Production Processes," Hirokazu Sugiyama, Head of Operational Excellence Project Office, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Sterile Drug Product Manufacturing Kaiseraugst, Basel, Switzerland, April 17 (2012).

28. "CODATA France Project O3D: Relationships with decision makers, international development and liaison with academia," Robert Vazille, President, Kemis, Senlis, France, February 9 (2012).

27. "Sustainability at national and corporate level: Low-carbon energy system transition in the UK and supply chain carbon management," Pranab Baruah, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, February 6 (2012).

26. "Development of Inclusive Business Models for Global Sustainability," Sahba Sobhani, Programme Manager, Growing Inclusive Markets (GIM) Initiative, Private Sector Division, Partnerships Bureau, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), New York, United States, December 21 (2011).

25. "Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) Business and the Strategy of Sustainable Global Enterprise," Erik Simanis, Managing Director of Market Creation Strategies, Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise, Johnson School of Management, Cornell University, United States, December 6 (2011).

24. "Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) for Sustainable Development: Role of World Bank," Leslie Elder, Senior Nutrition Specialist, The World Bank, Washington D.C., United States, November 7 (2011).

23. "Systemic Approaches to Sustainability Studies," Sander van der Leeuw, Professor and Dean, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, United States, October 24 (2011).

22. "Challenges in Interdisciplinary Science," Ismael Rafols, Science and Technology Policy Research (SPRU), University of Sussex, United Kingdom, October 7 (2011).

21. "The Architecture of Carbon Markets: The Institution of Resource to Finance Conversion," Janelle Knox-Hayes, Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States, July 7 (2011).

20. "How to Conceal the Cost of Innovation and the Sustainability of Public Health System: The Example of Orphan Drugs and Rare Diseases," Philippe Gorry, Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Medical School, University of Bordeaux, France, May 26 (2011).

19. "The Role of Religious Community in Recycling: Empirical Insights from Malaysia," Zeeda F. Mohamad, Department of Science & Technology Studies, Faculty of Science, University Malaya, Malaysia; and "Evolution of Capabilities in Agribusiness: The Case of the Mexican Daily Sector," Rocio Alvarez Tinoco, Science and Technology Policy Research (SPRU), University of Sussex, United Kingdom, May 20 (2011).

18. "Publishing a research paper: The editorial process from submission to decision at Sustainability Science," Darek Gondor, Editorial Office, Sustainability Science, University of Tokyo, and Institute for Sustainability and Peace, United Nations University, December 22 (2010).

17. "Sustainable Development of Vietnam: Achievements, Challenges and Future Orientation," Truong Quang Hoc, Professor and Chairman, Science and Training Council, Centre for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (CRES), Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam, December 15 (2010).

16. "Communicating Knowledge through Computers: Implications for Sustainability Science - An open call for participation in a society-wide experiment: taking charge of the fates of the knowledge we create through research," Steven Kraines, Associate Professor, Science Integration Program, Department of Frontier Sciences and Science Integration, University of Tokyo December 3 (2010).

15. "Google’s Strategies for Smart Grid and Implications for Sustainability," MURAKAMI Norio, Honorable Chairman, Google Japan Inc., July 23 (2010).

14. "Groundwater Resources Evaluation and Management for Sustainability," Cheh-Shyh Ting, Professor and Chairman of Department of Civil Engineering, Director of Center for Water Resources Educations and Studies, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST), Taiwan, and Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan July 16 (2010).

13. "Sustainable Value Innovation in Mobility," Renato J. Orsato, Adjunct Professor and Senior Research Fellow, INSEAD Social Innovation Centre, Fontainebleau, France, April 27 (2010).

12. "Back to the future? The geographical dilemma of contemporary transition studies," Lars Coenen, CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden; Paul Benneworth, CHEPS, University of Twente, the Netherlands; and Bernhard Truffer (CIRUS, EAWAG, Switzerland, March 15 (2010).

11. "The NSSI framework for transdisciplinary case studies and an outline of a current NSSI project: Critical success factors for bioenergy case studies," Yann Blumer, The Chair of Environmental Sciences – Natural and Social Science Interface (NSSI), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, December 9 (2009).

10. "Eco-Innovation and Industrial Dynamics in an Evolutionary Perspective," Vanessa Oltra, Research Group on Applied and Theoretical Economics (GREThA), University of Bordeaux, France, July 13 (2009).

9. "Theory, Empirical Research, and Teaching in Sustainability Science – Challenges, Gaps, and Future Trajectories," Arnim Wiek and David Iwaniec, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, United States, June 26 (2009).

8. "Sustainability of the Swedish Sugar Sector: Assessment Tool Development and Case Study Appraisal," Barry Ness, Centre for Sustainability Studies, Lund University (LUCSUS), Sweden, March 25 (2009).

7. "Culture and Modernisation: Essential Values for Sustainability in Developing Societies," Eniola Fabusoro, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria, and Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Advanced Social and International Relations, University of Tokyo, March 18 (2009).

6. "The Perspectives of Water Environment in Bangladesh," S.M. Atiqul Islam, Associate Professor, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 10 (2009).

5. "Energy, Industry and Politics: Some Schumpeterian Perspectives on Vested Interests and Structural Economic Change for Long-Term Growth and Development," Espen Moe, JSPS Post-Doctoral Fellow, Kwansei Gakuin University, School of Policy Studies, and Post-Doctoral Fellow, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (NTNU), Industrial Ecology Program, Norway, January 19 (2009).

4. "The Direction of Innovation in Nanomaterials," Ismael Rafols, Patrick van Zwanenberg, Molly Morgan and Paul Nightingale, SPRU - Science & Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom, November 7 (2008).

3. "Sustainability from the Perspective of Regional Innovation Systems," Fumi Kitagawa, Assistant Professor, Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE), Lund University, Sweden, July 11 (2008).

2. "Learning from the Japanese PV Technology Specific Innovation Systems: What are the driving forces behind the development of PV technologies in Japan?", Marjan Prent, Researcher, Delft University of Technology, and the Netherlands Office for Science and Technology, Royal Netherlands Embassy, June 4 (2008).

1. "Social Learning and National Response to Global Climate Change: Hypotheses for a New Comparative Project using Policy Network Analysis," Jeffrey Broadbent, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Institute for Global Studies, University of Minnesota, United States, May 16 (2008).

 

Seminars on Innovation for the Societal Challenge of Combating Malaria (The University of Tokyo)

8. "Impact Evaluation of Olyset Net: IDE-JETRO Project on LLlN in Madagascar," SAWADA Yasuyuki and YAMASAKI Junichi, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo, October 4 (2010).

7. "Ecology of Malaria Mosquitos in Africa and the Effects of Environmental Change," MINAKAWA Noboru, Professor, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, September 22 (2010).

6. "Use and Supply of Anti-Malaria Drugs in Rural Areas in Papua New Guinea," TSUKAHARA Takahiro, International Affairs and Tropical Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, July 15 (2010).

5. "Preliminary Findings of the Impact Assessment of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) in Madagascar," SAWADA Yasuyuki, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo, May 26 (2010).

4. "Japan's Contributions to Fighting against Malaria," NAGAOKA Kansuke, Director, Specialized Agencies Division, International Cooperation Bureau, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 15 (2010).

3. "Human Behavioral Factors of Malaria Transmission and Mathematical Model Analysis," NAKAZAWA Minato, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, Subdivision of Socio-Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, December 21 (2009).

2. "Partnership between Japanese Firms, Government Agencies, and International Organizations for Preventing Malaria," KATSUMA Yasushi, Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University, October 8 (2009).

1. "Development of the Olyset Net by Sumitomo Chemical," SHONO Yoshinori, Team Leader, Technical & Product Development Department, Vector Control Division, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., July 29 (2009).

 

Sustainable City Forum (The University of Tokyo)

5. "On Malaysia and PNB's Activities," MIZUSHIMA Tadashi, Representative Director, PNB Assess Management (Japan) Co., Ltd., and "Policies of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for Energy Supply," INOSE Naoki, Vice Governor, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, December 22 (2011).

4. "Recent Trends in International Standardization on Smart City," ICHIKAWA Yoshiaki, Senior Chief Engineer, Environmental Strategy Office, Hitachi, Ltd., and IEC TC 111 Chair, July 21 (2011).

3. "Recent Topics on Finance and the Environment," TAKEGAHARA Keisuke, Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Promotion Office, Research & Design Department, Development Bank of Japan, and "Industrial Organization, Finance, and Innovation: The Case of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Section 1603," SAITO Jun, Nikon Corporation, May 18 (2011).

2. "Exploring Sustainable City Design: The Experience of Scenario Building for 25% Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Japan by 2020 for a Sustainable City," FUJINO Junichi, Senior Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan, February 24 (2011).

1. "Theory and Practice of the Development of Energy Saving Algorithms for Commercial Facilities: The Case of Lawson," MAGORI Bumpei, Research Fellow, Yashiro Lab, Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), University of Tokyo, January 14 (2011).